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

2. Where does Mary de Rachwiltz live?
(a) In the South Tyrol.
(b) On San Michele.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In Venice.

3. What do the young girls talking with the carabinieri want?
(a) A look at the fallen mayor.
(b) A couple of cigarettes.
(c) A tour of the wreckage.
(d) Autographs.

4. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Maximillian.

5. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?
(a) His glasses.
(b) A receding chin.
(c) His hooked nose.
(d) A demanding look.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giampaolo compare Murano to in talking about creativity?

2. Which of Henry James's works does Chapter 9, the story of the Rylands's involvement with Olga Rudge, revolve around?

3. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?

4. What does Dr. Scattolin say will happen to the healthy pigeons?

5. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?

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