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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Open House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rhythm does Count Marcello tell the narrator that Venice follows?
(a) The rhythm of bella Italia.
(b) The rhythm of Carnival.
(c) The rhythm of the water.
(d) The rhythm of the wheel.

2. Who does the narrator say sells Signor Seguso's glass creations as a way of demonstrating his renown?
(a) Tiffany.
(b) Saks Fifth Avenue.
(c) Bloomingdale's.
(d) Bergdorf Goodman.

3. Whose lawyer does Renato Carella hire for his own defense?
(a) President Ciampi's.
(b) Prime Minister Berlusconi's.
(c) Mayor Cacciari's.
(d) Prime Minister Dini's.

4. What does Philip Rylands do for a living?
(a) He is a scholar.
(b) He is director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
(c) He is director of the Ezra Pound Foundation.
(d) He is a writer.

5. Which part of the Palazzo do the Curtises sell in Chapter 8?
(a) The ballroom.
(b) The upper apartments.
(c) The wine cellar.
(d) The piano nobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ezra Pound first meet Olga Rudge?

2. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?

3. Who else served a term at the prison Marchetti is sent to?

4. Who enters into a P.R. war with Luciano Pavarotti over the benefit concert for the rebuilding of the Fenice?

5. What does the Count say would have to happen for him to let go of his anger?

(see the answer key)

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