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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The Rat Man of Treviso".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which reminders of "La Traviata, Rigoletto and Tancredi" were supposedly housed in the Fenice according to one of the dinner guests at the Carnival ball?
(a) The original sets.
(b) The original casts' signatures.
(c) The original costumes.
(d) The handwritten original scores.

2. Why doesn't Venice use Donadon's rat poison?
(a) They don't trust Donadon.
(b) They only award contracts to the lowest bidder.
(c) They don't believe in Donadon's products.
(d) They are deeply suspicious of Germans.

3. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?
(a) Venice would have to repay him for the damages done to his father's estate.
(b) The Comune would have to apologize for the damages done to his father's reputation.
(c) Venice would have to name a street or square after his father.
(d) His half-sisters and their husbands would have to apologize.

4. Who is at the top of the prosecutor's list of possible defendants regarding the Fenice fire?
(a) The Fenice's general manager.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The director of the restoration work at the Fenice.

5. Why does the narrator ask about the screens on the window?
(a) He'd like to have better access to the fresh air.
(b) He thinks the meshing is too fine to be effective.
(c) He's surprised that mosquitoes can fly right through.
(d) He feels claustrophobic with screens on the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Plant Man like to ask people?

2. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?

3. What does the Count say Venetians are consumed by?

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

5. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?

(see the answer key)

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