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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 do the men trying to net the pigeons scatter for them?

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

3. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?

4. What does the narrator say the Ateneo Veneto once housed?

5. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peter say to the narrator about "sloganeering"?

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

4. What does Giampaolo Seguso tell the narrator about the rift with his family?

5. Describe Capitano Mario Moro.

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

7. Explain Rose Lauritzen's problems with the "magazzino" as detailed in Chapter 3.

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

9. What does Rosa Barovier tell the narrator about Murano and the Seguso family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What graffiti message is Stefani supposed to have left throughout Venice shortly before his death, and how does this message relate to Venice as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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