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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Rose say the McAlpines are "hiding out" in Venice from?
(a) The IRS.
(b) The ETA.
(c) The IRA.
(d) The police.
2. What does the narrator call his game of taking pictures at unplanned moments?
(a) "Photo surprise."
(b) "Photo roulette."
(c) "Picture bingo."
(d) "Unplanned pics."
3. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?
(a) He'd like to have better access to the fresh air.
(b) He thinks the meshing is too fine to be effective.
(c) He feels claustrophobic with screens on the windows.
(d) He's surprised that mosquitoes can fly right through.
4. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?
(a) He's a good soloist.
(b) He's at his best when he's teaching his sons.
(c) He's a good director.
(d) He's always been a technical master.
5. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?
(a) They aren't honest.
(b) They aren't Venetian.
(c) They aren't convincing characters.
(d) They aren't very educated.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the narrator note about the continuing relationship between Woody Allen and Mayor Cacciari since Allen had been charged with trespassing?
3. What does Mayor Cacciari do to protect himself from accusations of bribery in the issue of the rebuilding of the Fenice?
4. What does the narrator say the officials are quick to do at the meeting in the Ateneo Veneto?
5. In which quarter does the narrator take an apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Archimede Seguso's state of mind and his activities since the Fenice fire.
2. Describe Rose's experiences with Ezra Pound.
3. How does Archimede Seguso react to the fire?
4. Who is the Rat Man of Treviso and what does he do? What's special about what he does?
5. Describe the Plant Man.
6. What does Count Marcello seem to believe about the fire and how does he back up his opinion?
7. What does the Fenice custodian's attorney say about the panel of experts?
8. How did Felice Casson establish himself as a hard-driving investigator?
9. What does Count Marcello tell the narrator during the prologue?
10. Explain what Rose tells the narrator about the safety of the city of Venice.
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