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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Carla Ferrara think no one noticed Stefani's loneliness?
2. What does De Luigi tell the narrator they're going to do at the end of Chapter 11?
3. According to the book, how long had the policeman been waiting at the front door when the custodian showed up?
4. What did Ezra ask Mary to do as an exercise that led to her lifelong study of his work?
5. What reason does Guthrie give the narrator for not resigning?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the situation that occurs with the seagull and the pigeon while the narrator is talking to Ludovico De Luigi at the beginning of Chapter 10 and its significance.
2. Describe Jane Rylands's involvement with Olga.
3. What does the reader find out about the nature of Olga and Ezra's relationship in Chapter 9?
4. Describe Mayor Costa's role in the Fenice rebuilding.
5. Describe Gianpietro Zucchetta's view of the fire and Casson's investigation.
6. Explain the allegations against Renato Carella and how his story finally ends in Chapter 14.
7. Describe the feelings Daniel Curtis, Patricia's son, has about the Palazzo.
8. Describe De Luigi and the narrator's activities at the end of Chapter 11 and how the police react.
9. What is the final outcome of the trial for the Fenice fire?
10. Describe what Casson tells the narrator made him certain that Carella and Marchetti were guilty.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare/contrast the author's writing style with the pace of life in Venice, giving specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the power struggle between Bob Guthrie and Larry Lovett and explain how this power struggle is symbolically important for the rest of the book.
Essay Topic 3
Using Archimede Seguso's "La Fenice" collection as an example, explain how beauty and neglect resurface throughout the book.
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