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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of bird attacks the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) A seagull.
(b) A pelican.
(c) A parrot.
(d) An albatross.

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

5. Which part of the Palazzo do the Curtises sell in Chapter 8?
(a) The piano nobile.
(b) The upper apartments.
(c) The wine cellar.
(d) The ballroom.

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

7. What did Ezra ask Mary to do as an exercise that led to her lifelong study of his work?
(a) Translate the Cantos into German.
(b) Illustrate the Cantos.
(c) Reprint the Cantos.
(d) Translate the Cantos into Italian.

8. Who offers to help Save Venice after Larry Lovett and his supporters leave?
(a) Marchesa Berlingieri.
(b) Count Marcello.
(c) Count Volpi.
(d) Arrigo Cipriani.

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

10. How much did Enrico Carella's debt amount to at the time of the fire?
(a) $120,000.
(b) $12,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $7,000.

11. How does Aldo Rossi insist on being addressed?
(a) "Tu."
(b) "Signor."
(c) "Voi."
(d) "Lei."

12. How long does Carella stay in jail?
(a) Five months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Eight months.

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

14. What does Gardin do each time a message is written on his wife's shop window?
(a) He calls a press conference.
(b) He files a complaint with the police.
(c) He takes pictures for evidence.
(d) He asks his friends to come over.

15. Why does Marchetti's girlfriend give the accidental statement that convinces Casson?
(a) She wants to implicate Carella to detract suspicion from Marchetti.
(b) She's scared because Casson has told her she's a suspect in the fire.
(c) She's worried that his parents may not survive the stress of Marchetti's incarceration.
(d) She's scared because she's under investigation for perjury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was closest to Peggy Guggenheim when Philip and Jane befriended her?

2. During which period was the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli built?

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

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

5. What does Mayor Costa erect in front of the Fenice when Sacaim begins rebuilding?

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