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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "Sleepwalking".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rose recall living next to in Venice?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

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

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

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

5. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?
(a) The right.
(b) The left.
(c) Neither of them.
(d) Both of them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator say gets up before dawn outside his window?

3. What rhythm does Count Marcello tell the narrator that Venice follows?

4. What animal does the narrator physically compare Venice to?

5. What does Count Marcello insist Venetians never do?

(see the answer key)

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