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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 are Signor and Signora Seguso doing when they notice the fire?
2. Which paper does the narrator mention that reports on the many suspicious coincidences surrounding the Fenice fire?
3. What aspect of the fire department's handling of the Fenice fire did the custodian's attorney attack?
4. Which reminders of "La Traviata, Rigoletto and Tancredi" were supposedly housed in the Fenice according to one of the dinner guests at the Carnival ball?
5. Who does the narrator say gets up before dawn outside his window?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem does the fire create for Signora Marcello, and how does she deal with the problem?
2. Describe Capitano Mario Moro.
3. Paraphrase what Alvise Loredan tells the narrator at the Carnival ball in Chapter 6.
4. How does the Count Giovanni Volpi describe his father?
5. What is the pigeon problem in Venice and how is it being dealt with?
6. How did Felice Casson establish himself as a hard-driving investigator?
7. What does the narrator learn about Alistair McAlpine at the party?
8. What does Count Marcello seem to believe about the fire and how does he back up his opinion?
9. Who is the Rat Man of Treviso and what does he do? What's special about what he does?
10. Describe Rose's experiences with Ezra Pound.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Compare/contrast the author's writing style with the pace of life in Venice, giving specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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