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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Last Canto".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say put an end to Carnival?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Mayor Cacciari.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Pope John XXIII.

2. How did Arrigo Cipriani, the owner of Harry's Bar, become involved in the issue between Jane Rylands and Olga Rudge?
(a) He was Olga's neighbor.
(b) He was a good friend of Ezra's.
(c) He was a good friend of Jane's.
(d) Jane asked if she could use some space in the bar.

3. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?
(a) "Unreal."
(b) "Disastrous."
(c) "Painful."
(d) "Complete."

4. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?
(a) Count Giuseppe Volpi.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Signor Seguso.
(d) Count Girolamo Marcello.

5. What does Mayor Cacciari do to protect himself from accusations of bribery in the issue of the rebuilding of the Fenice?
(a) He decides to open the project to competitive bids.
(b) He decides to confer the project in a lottery.
(c) He decides to outsource the decision of who will rebuild to a committee.
(d) He decides to leave the decision up to the Prime Minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find at the Beinecke Library in New Haven that surprises him?

2. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?

3. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?

4. What does Ezra say "Her name was" in the last Canto?

5. Which of Henry James's works does Chapter 9, the story of the Rylands's involvement with Olga Rudge, revolve around?

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