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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Signora's daughter?

2. Which one of the following officers reports the findings at the house to Brunetti?

3. The widow Wellauer is originally from which country?

4. At what location does the crime occur?

5. What is the approximate age difference between the Signora and Wellauer?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Brunetti walks home from his meeting with Lynch he thinks about Paola's family. What is Brunetti's relationship with his in-laws?

2. Who is Giuseppe Patta? What is Brunetti's opinion of the man?

3. What does the police report reveal about the fingerprints in Wellauer's dressing room?

4. Commissario Guido Brunetti is called to investigate a homicide. Who is the victim and how is the crime committed?

5. What information is uncovered about Wellauer's widow?

6. Brunetti becomes fascinated with one element in Lynch's apartment. What is it and why is Brunetti intrigued by its presence?

7. Brunetti learns some background information on Wellauer's life. List at least two important facts learned about Wellauer.

8. What information is gathered from Wellauer's house? Who presents the information at Questura?

9. What distressing news is received by Brunetti regarding potential suspects?

10. What are Patta's orders to Brunetti? What is the concern about solving the case quickly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wellauer went to his friend Erich Steinbrunner for a hearing test. The results were that Wellauer had lost less than 10% of his hearing. What was the most likely cause according to Steinbrunner? Treponti performed the same test and came up with drastically different results. Considering the background information in the text, give your opinion on how the results could be so different. Was it incompetence, or something else? How did Wellauer react to the news? What could be done to help the hearing loss? Was there any cure for Wellauer's issue? How would it continue to affect Wellauer's life and career?

Essay Topic 2

Chiara Brunetti is the fourteen-year-old daughter of Guido Brunetti and Paola Falier. Chiara and her father are very close and often play-act, although it annoys Paola. Examine Chiara's relationship with her father. How does the girl feel about having a professoressa as a mother and the commissario of police as a father? How does Brunetti's work affect Chiara? What type of decisions might Chiara make due to her father's profession? Do you think the relationship would cause Chiara to go into law enforcement or to rebel? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain in detail the plot and theme of "La Traviata." Also cite the history of the opera and other works it has inspired. Are there any similarities or correlations between "La Traviata" and "Death at La Fenice?" Explain.

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