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

2. What does the narrator call his game of taking pictures at unplanned moments?
(a) "Unplanned pics."
(b) "Photo surprise."
(c) "Picture bingo."
(d) "Photo roulette."

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

4. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?
(a) "Maestro."
(b) "Wizard of Fire."
(c) "Fire Magician."
(d) "The Glassmaker."

5. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?
(a) Five years ago.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) Thirty years ago.
(d) Twenty years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?

2. What does Peter say the new structure of the Fenice will have to be made of?

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

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

5. What does Count Marcello insist Venetians never do?

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