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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Beware of Falling Angels".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?
(a) A demanding look.
(b) His hooked nose.
(c) His glasses.
(d) A receding chin.

4. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?
(a) Venice would have to name a street or square after his father.
(b) The Comune would have to apologize for the damages done to his father's reputation.
(c) Venice would have to repay him for the damages done to his father's estate.
(d) His half-sisters and their husbands would have to apologize.

5. How many electricians were in the Fenice after the rest of the reconstruction staff had gone home?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the glass historian Rosa Barovier tell the narrator about the Segusos?

2. What kind of bird attacks the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. What does the fire expert Zucchetta think about the fire?

4. Who enters into a P.R. war with Luciano Pavarotti over the benefit concert for the rebuilding of the Fenice?

5. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?

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