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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the Count say Venetians are consumed by?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Greed.
(d) Jealousy.

4. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?
(a) Because the Marghera now creates a lot of ecological problems.
(b) Because he never liked Venice.
(c) Because he had a mistress.
(d) Because he became wealthy through his hotel business.

5. What does Dr. Scattolin say will happen to the healthy pigeons?
(a) They will be taken to Rome.
(b) They will be chloroformed.
(c) They will be released.
(d) They will be castrated.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?

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

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