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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?
(a) Count Giuseppe Volpi.
(b) Count Girolamo Marcello.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Signor Seguso.

2. What kind of uniform is Capitano Mario Moro wearing the second time the narrator sees him?
(a) A carabiniere's uniform.
(b) A soldier's uniform.
(c) A gondolier's uniform.
(d) A fireman's uniform.

3. What animal does the narrator physically compare Venice to?
(a) A frog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lion.
(d) A fish.

4. What is "Antica Mole"?
(a) An important museum and cultural center.
(b) A canal near the narrator's new apartment.
(c) A tourist attraction.
(d) A trattoria near the narrator's new apartment.

5. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?
(a) Bloomingdale's.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Bergdorf Goodman.
(d) Saks Fifth Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the floor in Rose and Peter's basement apartment previously made of?

3. In which quarter does the narrator take an apartment?

4. Which paper does the narrator mention that reports on the many suspicious coincidences surrounding the Fenice fire?

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

(see the answer key)

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