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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. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?
2. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?
3. Who does Rose recall living next to in Venice?
4. What does one attendant of the meeting at the Ateneo Veneto bring as a memento from the fire?
5. What aspect of the fire department's handling of the Fenice fire did the custodian's attorney attack?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rosa Barovier tell the narrator about Murano and the Seguso family?
2. Explain what Rose tells the narrator about the safety of the city of Venice.
3. Explain what Guerrino Lovato tells the narrator about the interior of the Fenice.
4. Describe Capitano Mario Moro.
5. Describe the Plant Man.
6. What does Peter say to the narrator about "sloganeering"?
7. What does the narrator say about Napoleon and what do these comments have to do with the current state of Venice?
8. What does Gino Seguso tell the narrator about Giampaolo's actions and intentions since Giampaolo left the company?
9. What does Count Marcello tell the narrator during the prologue?
10. What problem does the fire create for Signora Marcello, and how does she deal with the problem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the conflict between nobility and democracy the narrator weaves at the Carnival ball in Chapter 6 through the narrative about the characters of Alvise Loredan and the "Rat Man" of Treviso, and explain how this conflict is relevant to Venetian culture as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
Explain what the narrator says at the beginning of Chapter 2 about Venice's beauty and how this relates to his explanation of the fall of Venice at the end of the chapter.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the power struggle between Bob Guthrie and Larry Lovett and explain how this power struggle is symbolically important for the rest of the book.
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