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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 Loredan say the squalid pigeons are the symbolic heroes of?
(a) Hard workers.
(b) Democracy.
(c) The common man.
(d) The world of tourists.

2. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?
(a) They aren't very educated.
(b) They aren't honest.
(c) They aren't convincing characters.
(d) They aren't Venetian.

3. What does Jack Wasserman think of Larry Lovett?
(a) His behavior is threatening to destroy Save Venice.
(b) He has never been smart enough for Save Venice.
(c) His contribution to Save Venice in the form of celebrity and royal attention far outweighs Guthrie's contribution.
(d) He's aloof and doesn't do the work required for Save Venice.

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

5. What does the Plant Man like to ask people?
(a) "Where are you going?"
(b) "What's your favorite flower?"
(c) "Do you need a plant?"
(d) "Have you got a house?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?

2. During which week does the Save Venice Gala occur throughout Chapter 12?

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

4. What does the narrator say De Luigi's painted flames match?

5. What does the narrator say the Palazzo in which he will be living once was?

(see the answer key)

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