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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. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?
(a) In Cannaregio.
(b) On the Giudecca.
(c) In Santa Croce.
(d) In Castello.

2. Which mask-making studio is well-respected, even among Venetians, according to the book?
(a) Ca' Macana.
(b) Mondonovo.
(c) Carta Alta.
(d) TragiComica.

3. Which difference between Venetian Heritage and Save Venice does the narrator point out in Chapter 15?
(a) Venetian Heritage funds restorations in the entire old Venetian Republic.
(b) Venetian Heritage is far better funded.
(c) Save Venice has far better connections.
(d) Save Venice is clearly the more honest organization.

4. What do the Lauritzens do while talking that makes it difficult for the narrator to follow them?
(a) They switch back and forth between English and Italian.
(b) They keep interrupting each other.
(c) They keep changing the subject.
(d) They talk at the same time.

5. What does De Luigi tell the narrator they're going to do at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Go to a Carnival ball.
(b) Get arrested.
(c) Stir up some trouble.
(d) Party all night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Giampaolo's view of glassmaking?

2. Who did Jane Rylands want painted into the portrait of Dadie Rylands she had commissioned?

3. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?

4. What reason does Guthrie give the narrator for not resigning?

5. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?

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