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

2. During which period was the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli built?
(a) During the Renaissance Era.
(b) During the Baroque Era.
(c) During the Colonial Era.
(d) During the Gothic Era.

3. What does the fire expert Zucchetta think about the fire?
(a) The scene at the Fenice before the fire was so chaotic he's sure it was negligence.
(b) The Mafia had been talking about burning the Fenice so long, he's sure they did it.
(c) There's so much at stake for the politicians that he's sure the electricians didn't do it, but the politicians want it to seem like they did.
(d) There are so many holes in Carella's story, he's sure Carella did it.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What work did Ralph Curtis first publish with a group of friends?

3. Who was the Fenice's custodian at the time of the fire?

4. What did Jane Rylands say to Harald Böhm, the sculptor who had helped Jane move the papers out of Olga's house?

5. Who painted the portrait of Patricia Curtis in a strapless white gown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mario Stefani and his role within Venice.

2. Explain the situation that occurs with the seagull and the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10 and its significance.

3. Describe the nature of Stefani's poetry based on what you read in Chapter 13.

4. What does the narrator learn about the frescoes inside the Fenice?

5. Paraphrase the story of "The Aspern Papers."

6. What is the final outcome of the trial for the Fenice fire?

7. Describe Mayor Costa's role in the Fenice rebuilding.

8. What does the reader find out about the nature of Olga and Ezra's relationship in Chapter 9?

9. Describe the narrator's meeting with Ralph Curtis.

10. Why is Countess Marcello so valuable to Save Venice?

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