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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 Jack Wasserman think of Larry Lovett?
2. Where did Larry Lovett's fortune come from?
3. How does Nicola respond when the narrator asks if he's read any of Stefani's poetry?
4. What reason does Guthrie give the narrator for not resigning?
5. What does the narrator find at the Beinecke Library in New Haven that surprises him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe De Luigi and the narrator's activities at the end of Chapter 11 and how the police react.
2. Describe Gianpietro Zucchetta's view of the fire and Casson's investigation.
3. Describe the evidence the narrator presents against Gardin's theories.
4. Explain the situation that occurs with the seagull and the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10 and its significance.
5. Paraphrase the story of "The Aspern Papers."
6. Describe Mario Stefani and his role within Venice.
7. Explain who Gianni Agnelli is and why he's considered the favorite to win the bidding competition for the rebuilding of the Fenice.
8. Why is Countess Marcello so valuable to Save Venice?
9. Describe Bob Guthrie and his position with Save Venice.
10. What is De Luigi's opinion of what's happening with the building project in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what you believe about Enrico Carella's guilt or innocence by detailing Carella's perspective on what happened the night of the fire as well as what Felice Casson finds out that undermines his story, and then explain and back up your own opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the outcome of De Luigi's vandalism of the Fenice mural at the rebuilding site differs from what he expected and how the policeman's comment to De Luigi is significant for the rest of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Using the example of the Fenice fire investigation, describe how the narrator portrays guilt and innocence in this crime and within Venetian culture.
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