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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. Who was closest to Peggy Guggenheim when Philip and Jane befriended her?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Arrigo Cipriani.
(c) John Hohnsbeen.
(d) Peter Lauritzen.

2. What does Ezra say "Her name was" in the last Canto?
(a) Remembrance.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Olga.
(d) Courage.

3. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?
(a) "Disastrous."
(b) "Painful."
(c) "Complete."
(d) "Unreal."

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

5. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?
(a) A mess.
(b) A mask.
(c) A fire pit.
(d) A lump of coal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Arrigo Cipriani, the owner of Harry's Bar, become involved in the issue between Jane Rylands and Olga Rudge?

3. Who does the narrator say put an end to Carnival?

4. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?

5. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?

(see the answer key)

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