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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 do the young girls talking with the carabinieri want?
(a) A look at the fallen mayor.
(b) Autographs.
(c) A tour of the wreckage.
(d) A couple of cigarettes.

2. What animal does the narrator physically compare Venice to?
(a) A frog.
(b) A fish.
(c) A lion.
(d) A cat.

3. What does Mayor Cacciari do to protect himself from accusations of bribery in the issue of the rebuilding of the Fenice?
(a) He decides to leave the decision up to the Prime Minister.
(b) He decides to outsource the decision of who will rebuild to a committee.
(c) He decides to confer the project in a lottery.
(d) He decides to open the project to competitive bids.

4. Who enters into a P.R. war with Luciano Pavarotti over the benefit concert for the rebuilding of the Fenice?
(a) Plácido Domingo.
(b) José Carreras.
(c) Franco Corelli.
(d) Woody Allen.

5. According to the book, who invented the Bellini?
(a) Giovanni Bellini.
(b) Giuseppe Cipriani.
(c) Arrigo Cipriani.
(d) Harry's Bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?

2. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?

3. Who does Rose say the McAlpines are "hiding out" in Venice from?

4. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?

5. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Plant Man.

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

3. Describe the exchange between Ludovico De Luigi and Venice's mayor during the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto in Chapter 2.

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

5. What does Peter say to the narrator about "sloganeering"?

6. What does the narrator say about Venice at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

9. Describe Capitano Mario Moro.

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

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