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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 one attendant of the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto bring as a memento from the fire?
(a) A piece of scenery.
(b) A piece of the chandelier.
(c) A piece of the curtain.
(d) A piece of ash.

2. What difference does Massimo Donadon claim to have made in the rat poison market?
(a) His rat poison contains peanut butter.
(b) His rat poison is based on what rats like to eat.
(c) His rat poison kills rats instantly.
(d) His rat poison is based on what people like to eat.

3. What do the men trying to net the pigeons scatter for them?
(a) Cornmeal.
(b) Bread crumbs.
(c) Rice.
(d) Seeds.

4. Who does Rose say the McAlpines are "hiding out" in Venice from?
(a) The ETA.
(b) The IRA.
(c) The police.
(d) The IRS.

5. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Bacchus.
(d) Dionysus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?

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

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

4. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?

5. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?

(see the answer key)

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