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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 is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?
(a) Beauty.
(b) The gifts of Venice.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Reality.

2. What do the men trying to net the pigeons scatter for them?
(a) Bread crumbs.
(b) Rice.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Cornmeal.

3. What does Peter say the new structure of the Fenice will have to be made of?
(a) Steel.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Brick.
(d) Wood.

4. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?
(a) "The Glassmaker."
(b) "Fire Magician."
(c) "Maestro."
(d) "Wizard of Fire."

5. How does Casson know that Carella and Marchetti didn't have a spritz at the Bar al Teatro La Fenice as they say they did?
(a) Enrico's girlfriend made a statement that they were at her house at the time.
(b) The bar wasn't open that night.
(c) Another electrician admitted they made the story up.
(d) The bartender testified that they weren't at the bar that night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Mafioso becomes a suspect in the Fenice fire?

2. How long does Carella stay in jail?

3. What does Leonardo Corbo, the civil protection chief from Rome, say about the fire?

4. Who does Donadon claim to be old friends with?

5. What does De Luigi say he is painting while he is working on a jeweled dress floating against a barren landscape?

(see the answer key)

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