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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Open House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the graffiti the narrator begins to notice around Venice claim loneliness is?
(a) "...loving others to no avail."
(b) "...not being loved."
(c) "...loving no one."
(d) "...being alone."

2. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?
(a) A fire pit.
(b) A lump of coal.
(c) A mess.
(d) A mask.

3. Which famous Sargent painting did Ariana Curtis refuse to accept as a gift?
(a) "Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Sargent Curtis."
(b) "Head of an Italian Woman."
(c) "Madame X."
(d) "An Interior in Venice."

4. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?
(a) Both of them.
(b) Neither of them.
(c) The right.
(d) The left.

5. Besides plants, what else does the Plant Man sell?
(a) Salsa lessons.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Watches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What difference does Massimo Donadon claim to have made in the rat poison market?

3. What does Philip Rylands do for a living?

4. What object does a Sicilian prince bring to Signor Seguso in order to authenticate it?

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

(see the answer key)

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