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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, who invented the Bellini?

2. What do friends tell Rose and Peter they need to get for their downstairs apartment?

3. Why does Lovato oppose the building of a modern new opera house?

4. What does the Plant Man like to ask people?

5. What kind of mentality does Peter say doesn't exist in Venice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator learn about Alistair McAlpine at the party?

2. What does Count Marcello tell the narrator during the prologue?

3. How does Archimede Seguso react to the fire?

4. What does the Fenice custodian's attorney say about the panel of experts?

5. Explain what Guerrino Lovato tells the narrator about the interior of the Fenice.

6. Describe Archimede Seguso's state of mind and his activities since the Fenice fire.

7. Who is the Rat Man of Treviso and what does he do? What's special about what he does?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using Ezra Pound and Peggy Guggenheim as examples, describe what the Lauritzens say the social life in Venice is like.

Essay Topic 2

Using specific details from the story, compare and contrast Gino and Giampaolo Seguso's views of family as presented in Chapter 7.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Gino and Giampaolo Seguso's views of the role of tradition in the family glassblowing business using specific details from the story.

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