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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. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?
(a) He's always been a technical master.
(b) He's a good soloist.
(c) He's a good director.
(d) He's at his best when he's teaching his sons.

2. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Bacchus.

3. Besides plants, what else does the Plant Man sell?
(a) Salsa lessons.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Watches.
(d) Fruit.

4. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?
(a) Count Girolamo Marcello.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Count Giuseppe Volpi.
(d) Signor Seguso.

5. What does the narrator note about the continuing relationship between Woody Allen and Mayor Cacciari since Allen had been charged with trespassing?
(a) The Mayor officiated at Allen's wedding to Soon-Yi.
(b) Allen and the Mayor continued to be friends.
(c) The friendship had soured since the incident.
(d) The Mayor could no longer speak with Allen out of embarrassment over the incident.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?

3. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?

4. What does the narrator call his game of taking pictures at unplanned moments?

5. What did Giampaolo give each of his family members at his fiftieth birthday party?

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