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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was closest to Peggy Guggenheim when Philip and Jane befriended her?
(a) Peter Lauritzen.
(b) Arrigo Cipriani.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) John Hohnsbeen.

2. Why does Marchetti's girlfriend give the accidental statement that convinces Casson?
(a) She wants to implicate Carella to detract suspicion from Marchetti.
(b) She's scared because Casson has told her she's a suspect in the fire.
(c) She's scared because she's under investigation for perjury.
(d) She's worried that his parents may not survive the stress of Marchetti's incarceration.

3. Who gets the contract to construct the three-dimensional ornaments inside the new theater?
(a) Philip Rylands.
(b) Ludovico De Luigi.
(c) Guerrino Lovato.
(d) Larry Lovett.

4. What is Gae Aulenti known for?
(a) Her work on the Louvre.
(b) Her work on the Gare de Lyon.
(c) Her work on the Opéra de Paris.
(d) Her work on the Musée D'Orsay.

5. What is "The Barbaro Project"?
(a) A project to write a book about the Palazzo.
(b) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original state.
(c) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original owners.
(d) A project to send the world's nuclear fire codes to Mars.

6. What does the narrator find at the Beinecke Library in New Haven that surprises him?
(a) A handwritten copy of The Aspern Papers.
(b) A handwritten letter from Mary to Olga.
(c) A handwritten letter from Ezra to Mary.
(d) A "restricted" box.

7. Where does the notary say he found Stefani's last will?
(a) Inside a gift for Anna Bernardi.
(b) In a stack of papers.
(c) In a book of poems.
(d) In the poet's apartment.

8. What does the narrator say De Luigi's painted flames match?
(a) His dinner jacket.
(b) His gondola.
(c) His pants.
(d) His temperament.

9. What did Ezra ask Mary to do as an exercise that led to her lifelong study of his work?
(a) Translate the Cantos into Italian.
(b) Reprint the Cantos.
(c) Translate the Cantos into German.
(d) Illustrate the Cantos.

10. What does the fire expert Zucchetta think about the fire?
(a) The scene at the Fenice before the fire was so chaotic he's sure it was negligence.
(b) The Mafia had been talking about burning the Fenice so long, he's sure they did it.
(c) There's so much at stake for the politicians that he's sure the electricians didn't do it, but the politicians want it to seem like they did.
(d) There are so many holes in Carella's story, he's sure Carella did it.

11. Who was the Fenice's custodian at the time of the fire?
(a) Vitaliano Bonicelli.
(b) Gilberto Paggiaro.
(c) Renato Carella.
(d) Giuseppe Bonannini.

12. What does Ezra say "Her name was" in the last Canto?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Olga.
(c) Courage.
(d) Remembrance.

13. How does Nicola respond when the narrator asks if he's read any of Stefani's poetry?
(a) He says he's never been a great reader.
(b) He says he has a small collection at home.
(c) He says he only read a few handwritten poems Mario gave him.
(d) He says he has read every Stefani poem Gardin ever published.

14. 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) Jane asked if she could use some space in the bar.
(c) He was a good friend of Jane's.
(d) He was a good friend of Ezra's.

15. Why does Carla Ferrara think no one noticed Stefani's loneliness?
(a) Because Stefani was always anti-social.
(b) Because Stefani's poetry was so cheerful and upbeat.
(c) Because Stefani insisted on being somewhat of a hermit and no one could tell.
(d) Because everyone walks in Venice and it seems that they talk and say hello more than in a big city, where the loneliness would be more obvious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Guthrie tell Lovett that he "...titled himself into oblivion"?

2. How did Ezra Pound first meet Olga Rudge?

3. Which of Henry James' novels was written with descriptions of the Palazzo Barbaro?

4. What statement does Gae Aulenti make upon hearing the news of her expulsion from the rebuilding project?

5. What does Count Marcello's speech to the board center around?

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