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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 friends tell Rose and Peter they need to get for their downstairs apartment?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) A "condono."
(c) A "magazzino."
(d) Rat screens.

2. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?
(a) A mask.
(b) A lump of coal.
(c) A mess.
(d) A fire pit.

3. What are Signor and Signora Seguso doing when they notice the fire?
(a) Getting ready for bed.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Reading the newspaper.
(d) Sitting down to dinner.

4. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?
(a) He feels claustrophobic with screens on the windows.
(b) He thinks the meshing is too fine to be effective.
(c) He's surprised that mosquitoes can fly right through.
(d) He'd like to have better access to the fresh air.

5. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?
(a) They aren't very educated.
(b) They aren't honest.
(c) They aren't convincing characters.
(d) They aren't Venetian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the Palazzo in which he will be living once was?

3. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?

4. Where is Peter from originally?

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

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