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

2. Which prize was offered to Lawrence Dow Lovett in Chapter 12?
(a) The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
(b) The Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
(c) The Pritzker Prize.
(d) The Pietro Torta Prize.

3. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?
(a) All in white.
(b) All in red.
(c) All in black.
(d) All in blue.

4. What does the narrator tell the reader about da Mosto's father?
(a) He's a separatist.
(b) He's a socialist.
(c) He's a fascist.
(d) He's a racist.

5. How did Impregilo manage to cut time and cost off their bid?
(a) They left the two-story building not currently owned by the Fenice off the plan.
(b) They left the new foundation off the plan.
(c) They blackmailed their contractors.
(d) They blackmailed their suppliers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the invitation Gardin sends out to Stefani's friends for his posthumous 63rd birthday party?

2. Who does the author trace the history of Save Venice back to?

3. What does Count Marcello's speech to the board center around?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Describe De Luigi and the narrator's activities at the end of Chapter 11 and how the police react.

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

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

6. Describe the evidence the narrator presents against Gardin's theories.

7. Describe Jane Rylands's involvement with Olga.

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

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

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

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