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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 fire expert Zucchetta think about the fire?
(a) The Mafia had been talking about burning the Fenice so long, he's sure they did it.
(b) There are so many holes in Carella's story, he's sure Carella 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) The scene at the Fenice before the fire was so chaotic he's sure it was negligence.

2. 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.

3. How did Ezra Pound first meet Olga Rudge?
(a) They first met in Venice.
(b) They first met at one of her concerts.
(c) They first met at one of his readings.
(d) They first met at the party of a mutual friend.

4. What does the narrator say De Luigi's painted flames match?
(a) His pants.
(b) His gondola.
(c) His dinner jacket.
(d) His temperament.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose lawyer does Renato Carella hire for his own defense?

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

3. Why is Nicola's lawyer suspicious of Gardin?

4. Which famous Sargent painting did Ariana Curtis refuse to accept as a gift?

5. Why does Marchetti's girlfriend give the accidental statement that convinces Casson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the story of Daniel Curtis's expatriation to Venice.

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

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

5. What is De Luigi's opinion of what's happening with the building project in Chapter 11?

6. Explain Albert Gardin's suspicions about Stefani's death.

7. Describe Bob Guthrie and his position with Save Venice.

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

9. Describe the feelings Daniel Curtis, Patricia's son, has about the Palazzo.

10. Describe the problem Patricia Curtis has with her siblings and the Palazzo.

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