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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. What does the narrator say the Palazzo in which he will be living once was?
(a) A British embassy.
(b) A Doge's palace.
(c) A center for a fraternal order.
(d) A government building.

2. How many doges were in Alvise Loredan's family?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

3. Which mask-making studio is well-respected, even among Venetians, according to the book?
(a) TragiComica.
(b) Ca' Macana.
(c) Mondonovo.
(d) Carta Alta.

4. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?
(a) Both of them.
(b) The right.
(c) The left.
(d) Neither of them.

5. Who does Rose recall living next to in Venice?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Count Marcello insist Venetians never do?

2. What kind of uniform is Capitano Mario Moro wearing the second time the narrator sees him?

3. What does Mayor Cacciari do to protect himself from accusations of bribery in the issue of the rebuilding of the Fenice?

4. What are Signor and Signora Seguso doing when they notice the fire?

5. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Napoleon and what do these comments have to do with the current state of Venice?

2. What does Giampaolo Seguso tell the narrator about the rift with his family?

3. How does Archimede Seguso react to the fire?

4. How did Felice Casson establish himself as a hard-driving investigator?

5. What examples does the narrator give for the public outpouring of support after the fire at the Fenice?

6. Who is Peter Lauritzen and how has he established himself in Venice?

7. Explain what Rose tells the narrator about the safety of the city of Venice.

8. Describe Rose's experiences with Ezra Pound.

9. Explain what Guerrino Lovato tells the narrator about the interior of the Fenice.

10. What does Gino Seguso tell the narrator about Giampaolo's actions and intentions since Giampaolo left the company?

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