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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 fire expert Zucchetta think about the fire?

2. During which week does the Save Venice Gala occur throughout Chapter 12?

3. Why is Nicola's lawyer suspicious of Gardin?

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

5. What does Count Marcello's speech to the board center around?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the problem Patricia Curtis has with her siblings and the Palazzo.

2. Explain who Gianni Agnelli is and why he's considered the favorite to win the bidding competition for the rebuilding of the Fenice.

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

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

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

6. What does the reader find out about the nature of Olga and Ezra's relationship in Chapter 9?

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

8. Describe the nature of Stefani's poetry based on what you read in Chapter 13.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using what you know about his uncovering of Gladio, explain how Felice Casson is presented in the book as being a bearer of justice.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why the book is called The City of Falling Angels and how this title relates to the overall picture the author is trying to portray of the city of Venice.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the controversy surrounding Mario Stefani's death and how this controversy relates to the book's overall theme of truth and deception.

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