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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the quote on Stefani's gravestone come from?
(a) Stefani wrote it himself.
(b) Gardin wrote it.
(c) Nicola wrote it.
(d) The Ateneo Veneto wrote it.

2. What does Stefani say is the most nonconformist act he knows?
(a) Being a poet.
(b) Telling the truth.
(c) Speaking your mind.
(d) Being gay.

3. Who painted the portrait of Patricia Curtis in a strapless white gown?
(a) James McNeill Whistler.
(b) Charles Merrill Mount.
(c) John Singer Sargent.
(d) Anders Zorn.

4. How long does Carella stay in jail?
(a) Five months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Seven months.

5. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?
(a) All in black.
(b) All in blue.
(c) All in white.
(d) All in red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the reader about da Mosto's father?

2. What does the graffiti the narrator begins to notice around Venice claim loneliness is?

3. What does Nicola say he's discovered about Stefani?

4. Who did Jane Rylands want painted into the portrait of Dadie Rylands she had commissioned?

5. What is the title of the invitation Gardin sends out to Stefani's friends for his posthumous 63rd birthday party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gianpietro Zucchetta's view of the fire and Casson's investigation.

2. Paraphrase the story of "The Aspern Papers."

3. Describe the problem Patricia Curtis has with her siblings and the Palazzo.

4. Describe Larry Lovett and his position with Save Venice.

5. Describe the evidence the narrator presents against Gardin's theories.

6. Describe what Gilberto Paggiaro has told Casson that he did from the moment he set out on his rounds at 8:30 to when he greeted the policeman in front of the opera house.

7. What is the final outcome of the trial for the Fenice fire?

8. Explain the allegations against Renato Carella and how his story finally ends in Chapter 14.

9. Describe the feelings Daniel Curtis, Patricia's son, has about the Palazzo.

10. Explain Albert Gardin's suspicions about Stefani's death.

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