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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Beware of Falling Angels".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose death did Daniel Curtis describe in his diary?
(a) Claude Monet's.
(b) Robert Browning's.
(c) Henry James's.
(d) Alfred Tennyson's.

2. What animal does the narrator physically compare Venice to?
(a) A cat.
(b) A lion.
(c) A frog.
(d) A fish.

3. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?
(a) In Santa Croce.
(b) In Cannaregio.
(c) In Castello.
(d) On the Giudecca.

4. Who offers to help Save Venice after Larry Lovett and his supporters leave?
(a) Marchesa Berlingieri.
(b) Arrigo Cipriani.
(c) Count Marcello.
(d) Count Volpi.

5. Which part of the Palazzo do the Curtises sell in Chapter 8?
(a) The upper apartments.
(b) The piano nobile.
(c) The ballroom.
(d) The wine cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of uniform is Capitano Mario Moro wearing the second time the narrator sees him?

2. What does the Plant Man like to ask people?

3. What does Jack Wasserman think of Larry Lovett?

4. During which week does the Save Venice Gala occur throughout Chapter 12?

5. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?

(see the answer key)

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