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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is Peter from originally?
(a) California.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Ohio.
2. Which reminders of "La Traviata, Rigoletto and Tancredi" were supposedly housed in the Fenice according to one of the dinner guests at the Carnival ball?
(a) The original casts' signatures.
(b) The handwritten original scores.
(c) The original costumes.
(d) The original sets.
3. How many major versions of the Fenice does Peter say there have been in 200 years?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.
4. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?
(a) The inappropriateness of the ball.
(b) The safety of her family.
(c) The safety of her possessions.
(d) Whether the Prime Minister's wife will be coming to the ball.
5. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?
(a) "Unreal."
(b) "Disastrous."
(c) "Complete."
(d) "Painful."
6. What does Peter say the new structure of the Fenice will have to be made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Brick.
(d) Steel.
7. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?
(a) His glasses.
(b) A demanding look.
(c) A receding chin.
(d) His hooked nose.
8. What does Signor Seguso say his object is when he meets the narrator?
(a) "Dusk."
(b) "Unfinished."
(c) "Perfect."
(d) "Dawn."
9. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?
(a) Ten years ago.
(b) Twenty years ago.
(c) Thirty years ago.
(d) Five years ago.
10. Which of the following gods does Lovato not mention in talking with the narrator about the interior of the Fenice?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Bacchus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Dionysus.
11. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?
(a) "Wizard of Fire."
(b) "Maestro."
(c) "Fire Magician."
(d) "The Glassmaker."
12. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?
(a) Bergdorf Goodman.
(b) Bloomingdale's.
(c) Tiffany.
(d) Saks Fifth Avenue.
13. What was the floor in Rose and Peter's basement apartment previously made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Stone.
(c) Marble.
(d) Dirt.
14. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?
(a) In Cannaregio.
(b) In Santa Croce.
(c) In Castello.
(d) On the Giudecca.
15. What does the glass historian Rosa Barovier tell the narrator about the Segusos?
(a) Business is so important to the Segusos that it sometimes takes precedence over family.
(b) Archimede has always been a peacemaker, but Giampaolo always wanted to get away.
(c) This is the first tragic rift in the family line.
(d) The Segusos are unlike any other glassmaking family.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?
2. Who does Donadon claim to be old friends with?
3. What do the men trying to net the pigeons scatter for them?
4. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?
5. Which word does Alvise Loredan notably use frequently in talking with the narrator and the Lauritzens?
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