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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Story of a Business Partnership.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decisive action did Carla take to end her affair with Zeno?
(a) She told Zeno's wife about the affair.
(b) She told Ada about the affair.
(c) She married Lali.
(d) She moved away.

2. What was the name of the doctor who cared for Zeno's father until his death?
(a) Dr. Canestrini.
(b) Doctor Alba.
(c) Dr. Coprosich.
(d) Dr. Muli.

3. What did Guido do better than Zeno?
(a) Gambled.
(b) Played the cello.
(c) Worked.
(d) Played the violin.

4. Who was the fourth addition to the office Zeno shared with Guido?
(a) A bird.
(b) A dog.
(c) Maria.
(d) Olivi.

5. In Chapter 4, what startling discovery did Zeno say he made?
(a) Alberta met a man she wanted to marry.
(b) He loved Augusta as much as she loved him.
(c) He was unsuited to marriage.
(d) Ada secretly loved him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?

2. On Zeno's third visit to see Carla, why didn't he think of Augusta?

3. What did Ada ask Zeno to promise before she left for the sanatorium?

4. How many commandments did Giovanni write in Zeno's notebook?

5. How does Zeno say he came to steal?

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