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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many electricians were in the Fenice after the rest of the reconstruction staff had gone home?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

2. Where does Mary de Rachwiltz live?
(a) On San Michele.
(b) In Venice.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In the South Tyrol.

3. What is the title of the invitation Gardin sends out to Stefani's friends for his posthumous 63rd birthday party?
(a) "Stefani Lives On."
(b) "In Remembrance."
(c) "Poets Never Die."
(d) "Love, Mario."

4. Where does the notary say he found Stefani's last will?
(a) In a stack of papers.
(b) Inside a gift for Anna Bernardi.
(c) In a book of poems.
(d) In the poet's apartment.

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

6. Whose lawyer does Renato Carella hire for his own defense?
(a) Mayor Cacciari's.
(b) Prime Minister Berlusconi's.
(c) Prime Minister Dini's.
(d) President Ciampi's.

7. What does Mayor Costa erect in front of the Fenice when Sacaim begins rebuilding?
(a) A tribute to Aldo Rossi.
(b) An electric fence.
(c) A warning to would-be vandals.
(d) A digital countdown clock.

8. How did Impregilo manage to cut time and cost off their bid?
(a) They left the two-story building not currently owned by the Fenice off the plan.
(b) They left the new foundation off the plan.
(c) They blackmailed their contractors.
(d) They blackmailed their suppliers.

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

10. What does the narrator say he drinks while visiting the Marchetti family?
(a) Coke.
(b) Grappa.
(c) Tocai.
(d) Milk.

11. How does Guthrie respond to Lesa Marcello's refusal to turn down the prize for Lovett?
(a) He fires her.
(b) He stops talking to her altogether.
(c) He turns in his resignation from Save Venice.
(d) He calls her to give her a piece of his mind.

12. What does Count Marcello's speech to the board center around?
(a) Lovett's incompetence.
(b) Guthrie's incompetence.
(c) His reasons for his impending resignation.
(d) The organization's image in Venice.

13. What does De Luigi say he is painting while he is working on a jeweled dress floating against a barren landscape?
(a) "The spirit of the Fenice."
(b) "Jane Rylands's virginity."
(c) "The ghost of decency."
(d) "Peggy Guggenheim's self-esteem."

14. What does Casson say about the investigation of Renato Carello?
(a) There's no evidence to convict him with.
(b) There's no indication of any wrongdoing.
(c) Renato Carello wasn't powerful enough to have pulled off what people believe he did.
(d) The investigation simply isn't important now that Enrico Carella and Marchetti have been convicted.

15. Who painted the portrait of Patricia Curtis in a strapless white gown?
(a) James McNeill Whistler.
(b) John Singer Sargent.
(c) Charles Merrill Mount.
(d) Anders Zorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Guthrie tell Lovett that he "...titled himself into oblivion"?

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

3. What statement does Gae Aulenti make upon hearing the news of her expulsion from the rebuilding project?

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

5. How much did Enrico Carella's debt amount to at the time of the fire?

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