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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. In which way does Daniel, Patricia's son, claim he is different from other Curtises?

2. Which part of the Palazzo do the Curtises sell in Chapter 8?

3. What does da Mosto tell the narrator they will be able to recreate now that they found the architectural plans drawn up in 1836?

4. What did Ezra ask Mary to do as an exercise that led to her lifelong study of his work?

5. Where did the quote on Stefani's gravestone come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gianpietro Zucchetta's view of the fire and Casson's investigation.

2. Explain Albert Gardin's suspicions about Stefani's death.

3. Describe the results of the bidding competition for the rebuilding project and explain how and why they became a problem.

4. What does the narrator learn about the frescoes inside the Fenice?

5. Describe the story of Daniel Curtis's expatriation to Venice.

6. Explain the allegations against Renato Carella and how his story finally ends in Chapter 14.

7. Describe what Casson tells the narrator made him certain that Carella and Marchetti were guilty.

8. Paraphrase the story of "The Aspern Papers."

9. What is the final outcome of the trial for the Fenice fire?

10. Why is Countess Marcello so valuable to Save Venice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the artist Ludovico De Luigi's view of the Fenice fire and the rebuilding of the opera house, and explain the significance of his view for Venetian politics.

Essay Topic 2

Using the example of the Fenice fire investigation, describe how the narrator portrays guilt and innocence in this crime and within Venetian culture.

Essay Topic 3

Using Daniel and Patricia Curtis as examples, illustrate the novel's theme of the need to hang on to the past, and explain how this theme comes up within other stories in the book as well.

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