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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. Whose death did Daniel Curtis describe in his diary?

2. What is Gae Aulenti known for?

3. What does Carella give as an excuse for being found in the attic of the Fenice in his street clothes?

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

5. During which period was the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli built?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's meeting with Ralph Curtis.

2. Describe the Save Venice Regatta Week Gala.

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

4. Describe Larry Lovett and his position with Save Venice.

5. Describe what Gilberto Paggiaro has told Casson that he did from the moment he set out on his rounds at 8:30 to when he greeted the policeman in front of the opera house.

6. Describe Jane Rylands's involvement with Olga.

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

8. Describe Mayor Costa's role in the Fenice rebuilding.

9. Describe the Rylands's involvement with Peggy Guggenheim.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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