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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Last Canto".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?
(a) With a host family.
(b) In a bed and breakfast.
(c) In an apartment.
(d) In Lido.

2. Which mask-making studio is well-respected, even among Venetians, according to the book?
(a) Mondonovo.
(b) Ca' Macana.
(c) Carta Alta.
(d) TragiComica.

3. What does the narrator find at the Beinecke Library in New Haven that surprises him?
(a) A handwritten letter from Mary to Olga.
(b) A handwritten letter from Ezra to Mary.
(c) A "restricted" box.
(d) A handwritten copy of The Aspern Papers.

4. Who did Jane Rylands want painted into the portrait of Dadie Rylands she had commissioned?
(a) Philip Rylands.
(b) Peggy Guggenheim.
(c) Julian Barrow.
(d) The last Roman emperor.

5. How did the panel of experts come to its initial conclusion that the Fenice fire was not caused by arson?
(a) The construction site was so orderly and well-secured that no one could have gotten in.
(b) Witnesses had come forward that had stated that they saw the fire start slowly.
(c) It appears that the beams in the lobby on the third level burned slowly.
(d) There was no motive for arson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?

2. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?

3. What sport is Casson passionate about?

4. What did Jane Rylands say to Harald Böhm, the sculptor who had helped Jane move the papers out of Olga's house?

5. Who does the narrator say gets up before dawn outside his window?

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