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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "At Water Level".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many major versions of the Fenice does Peter say there have been in 200 years?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

2. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?
(a) In a bed and breakfast.
(b) In an apartment.
(c) With a host family.
(d) In Lido.

3. What does one attendant of the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto bring as a memento from the fire?
(a) A piece of the curtain.
(b) A piece of scenery.
(c) A piece of ash.
(d) A piece of the chandelier.

4. What is "Antica Mole"?
(a) An important museum and cultural center.
(b) A canal near the narrator's new apartment.
(c) A tourist attraction.
(d) A trattoria near the narrator's new apartment.

5. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?
(a) Whether the Prime Minister's wife will be coming to the ball.
(b) The safety of her possessions.
(c) The inappropriateness of the ball.
(d) The safety of her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?

2. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?

3. What was the floor in Rose and Peter's basement apartment previously made of?

4. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?

5. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?

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