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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The Rat Man of Treviso".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 fire pit.
(d) A mess.

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

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

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

5. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?
(a) It would damage the acoustics.
(b) It's important to preserve the experience that the architect created for the spectator.
(c) The focus should be completely on the stage.
(d) For aesthetic reasons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose suggest to the narrator would include the "more earthy side to Carnival"?

2. What has Alistair McAlpine begun to collect?

3. What does Leonardo Corbo, the civil protection chief from Rome, say about the fire?

4. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?

5. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?

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