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

2. Who does the author trace the history of Save Venice back to?
(a) Bob Guthrie.
(b) Colonel James Gray.
(c) John Ruskin.
(d) Walter Bareiss.

3. What does De Luigi tell the narrator they're going to do at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Stir up some trouble.
(b) Get arrested.
(c) Party all night.
(d) Go to a Carnival ball.

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 asks his friends to come over.
(d) He takes pictures for evidence.

5. What does the narrator find at the Beinecke Library in New Haven that surprises him?
(a) A "restricted" box.
(b) A handwritten letter from Ezra to Mary.
(c) A handwritten letter from Mary to Olga.
(d) A handwritten copy of The Aspern Papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olga say in the letter sent to the Cleveland attorney after she realized what had happened?

2. Who did Bob Guthrie save through plastic surgery?

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

4. In which way does Daniel, Patricia's son, claim he is different from other Curtises?

5. Which of Henry James' novels was written with descriptions of the Palazzo Barbaro?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gianpietro Zucchetta's view of the fire and Casson's investigation.

2. Describe the Rylands's involvement with Peggy Guggenheim.

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

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

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

6. Describe the Save Venice Regatta Week Gala.

7. Describe what Casson tells the narrator made him certain that Carella and Marchetti were guilty.

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

9. Describe Larry Lovett and his position with Save Venice.

10. Describe what Gilberto Paggiaro has told Casson that he did from the moment he set out on his rounds at 8:30 to when he greeted the policeman in front of the opera house.

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