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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author trace the history of Save Venice back to?
(a) Bob Guthrie.
(b) Walter Bareiss.
(c) John Ruskin.
(d) Colonel James Gray.

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

3. What was found in the remnants of the floorboards of the Fenice?
(a) Electrical sparks.
(b) A highly combustible solvent.
(c) A remnant of a cigarette.
(d) Blowtorch marks.

4. How long did Daniel Curtis spend in jail before immigrating to Venice?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) Two months.

5. What work did Ralph Curtis first publish with a group of friends?
(a) The Harvard Crimson.
(b) The Harvard Lampoon.
(c) Punch.
(d) The Gonzo.

6. Where did Larry Lovett's fortune come from?
(a) Safeway.
(b) Piggly Wiggly.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) Kroger.

7. What does Ezra say "Her name was" in the last Canto?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Olga.
(c) Remembrance.
(d) Courage.

8. Who was closest to Peggy Guggenheim when Philip and Jane befriended her?
(a) Arrigo Cipriani.
(b) John Hohnsbeen.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Peter Lauritzen.

9. What did Jane Rylands say to Harald Böhm, the sculptor who had helped Jane move the papers out of Olga's house?
(a) "Be sure you don't tell Olga about today, or peggio per te."
(b) "Be sure you don't tell Arrigo about today, or peggio per te."
(c) "Be sure you don't tell anybody about today, or peggio per te."
(d) "Be sure you don't tell Philip about today, or peggio per te."

10. What does the narrator find at the Beinecke Library in New Haven that surprises him?
(a) A handwritten copy of The Aspern Papers.
(b) A "restricted" box.
(c) A handwritten letter from Ezra to Mary.
(d) A handwritten letter from Mary to Olga.

11. Whose house did Foscari and his team find beneath the Malibran Theater?
(a) Marco Polo's.
(b) Michaelangelo's.
(c) Leonardo da Vinci's.
(d) Amerigo Vespucci's.

12. During which period was the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli built?
(a) During the Gothic Era.
(b) During the Renaissance Era.
(c) During the Baroque Era.
(d) During the Colonial Era.

13. What does Laura Migliori say caused the most damage to the Fenice frescoes?
(a) The muddy salt water used to put out the fire.
(b) The humid Venice air.
(c) The negligent work of the Impregilo rebuilding team.
(d) The heat of the flames.

14. Where did the quote on Stefani's gravestone come from?
(a) Nicola wrote it.
(b) Stefani wrote it himself.
(c) The Ateneo Veneto wrote it.
(d) Gardin wrote it.

15. Who else served a term at the prison Marchetti is sent to?
(a) "Angel Face" Maniero.
(b) Paolo di Lauro.
(c) Carmine Alfieri.
(d) Charles Ponzi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he drinks while visiting the Marchetti family?

2. What did Olga say in the letter sent to the Cleveland attorney after she realized what had happened?

3. How does Aldo Rossi insist on being addressed?

4. In which way does Daniel, Patricia's son, claim he is different from other Curtises?

5. What is the two-story building not currently owned by the Fenice currently being used as?

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