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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "Glass Warfare".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gino Seguso's view of glassmaking?
(a) He's a traditionalist.
(b) He believes only artists should make glass.
(c) He believes that family is more important than glassmaking.
(d) He's a daring designer.

2. What does the narrator say the Palazzo in which he will be living once was?
(a) A Doge's palace.
(b) A center for a fraternal order.
(c) A British embassy.
(d) A government building.

3. What was the floor in Rose and Peter's basement apartment previously made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Marble.
(c) Stone.
(d) Dirt.

4. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?
(a) The police.
(b) The government.
(c) The Mafia.
(d) Save Venice.

5. How many doges were in Alvise Loredan's family?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Signor Seguso say his object is when he meets the narrator?

2. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?

3. What did Giampaolo give each of his family members at his fiftieth birthday party?

4. What is Contessa Marcello's main, immediate concern when she hears about the fire?

5. Where does the narrator say he's decided he'll live?

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