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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "The Man Who Loved Others".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nicola say he's discovered about Stefani?
(a) That he was a better poet than most people realize.
(b) That he was never as loving as people made him out to be.
(c) That he was involved in dangerous games.
(d) That he was everyone's friend, but at the same time no one's friend.

2. What does Signor Seguso say his object is when he meets the narrator?
(a) "Dawn."
(b) "Dusk."
(c) "Unfinished."
(d) "Perfect."

3. What aspect of the fire department's handling of the Fenice fire did the custodian's attorney attack?
(a) The fire brigade didn't have the proper equipment.
(b) The fire brigade didn't know which magistrate was on call the night of the fire.
(c) The fire brigade argued with the national police about who was in charge.
(d) The fire brigade should have filled the canal behind the Fenice.

4. In which quarter does the narrator take an apartment?
(a) Castello.
(b) Cannaregio.
(c) Marghera.
(d) Giudecca.

5. What does the narrator tell the reader about da Mosto's father?
(a) He's a fascist.
(b) He's a racist.
(c) He's a socialist.
(d) He's a separatist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird attacks the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. What has Alistair McAlpine begun to collect?

3. What does Count Marcello's speech to the board center around?

4. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?

5. What is the main focus of Count Marcello's private library?

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