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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Slow Burn".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?
(a) The government.
(b) Save Venice.
(c) The Mafia.
(d) The police.

2. What do the men trying to net the pigeons scatter for them?
(a) Bread crumbs.
(b) Cornmeal.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Rice.

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

4. Who is at the top of the prosecutor's list of possible defendants regarding the Fenice fire?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The director of the restoration work at the Fenice.
(c) The Prime Minister.
(d) The Fenice's general manager.

5. Which covert paramilitary operation was Casson responsible for uncovering?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Operation 40.
(c) Pegasus.
(d) Gladio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Count Marcello insist Venetians never do?

3. What does the narrator say the officials are quick to do at the meeting in the Ateneo Veneto?

4. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?

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

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