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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 was the floor in Rose and Peter's basement apartment previously made of?
(a) Stone.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Wood.
(d) Marble.

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

3. What is the main focus of Count Marcello's private library?
(a) The history of the Marcello family.
(b) Art and artists.
(c) Venetian history.
(d) Italian history.

4. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?
(a) Maximillian.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Napoleon.

5. What does Peter say the new structure of the Fenice will have to be made of?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Brick.
(c) Wood.
(d) Steel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?

2. What does the narrator call his game of taking pictures at unplanned moments?

3. What kind of mentality does Peter say doesn't exist in Venice?

4. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?

5. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?

(see the answer key)

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