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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zeno's relatives reveal about his father?
(a) He was a gambler.
(b) He may have been unfaithful.
(c) He drank too much.
(d) He knew Zeno's secret.

2. Who discovered that Zeno's father was having health distress?
(a) Olivi.
(b) Zeno,
(c) Maria.
(d) Dr. Muli

3. How long did Zeno listen to his friend's lecture about the Greeks and the Hebrews?
(a) One hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Three hours.

4. Did Zeno cry immediately when he discovered that his father was ill?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) He did but pretended to have dust in his eyes.
(d) He tried to cry but could not.

5. Once Zeno bought his first pack of cigarettes, how many did he say he smoked at one time?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

6. How did Augusta react when Zeno accidentally told her he loved Ada?
(a) She cried uncontrollably.
(b) She slapped him.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She promised not to tell anyone.

7. Where was Zeno when his father died?
(a) With his mother.
(b) With a friend.
(c) With his father.
(d) At school.

8. What did the doctor say when Zeno asked him whether there was any hope?
(a) "There is always hope!"
(b) "There's a 50-percent chance of recovery."
(c) "None whatever!"
(d) "There is reason to hope."

9. How did Zeno tell his father he viewed religion?
(a) As something that has great meaning.
(b) As phenomenon.
(c) As a fairy tale.
(d) As a lie.

10. What condition did Zeno think his father had?
(a) Cerebral hemorrhage.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Tuberculosis.

11. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?
(a) To become a published writer.
(b) To analyze his weakness for smoking.
(c) To confess about bad habits.
(d) To analyze his love for wine.

12. How did Zeno escape the sanatorium?
(a) He tricked Giovanna into giving him cigarettes and leaving the door open.
(b) He overpowered Dr. Muli.
(c) He overpowered Giovanna.
(d) He stole the key to a door that lead outside.

13. According to Zeno's estimation, how old was his father's doctor?
(a) In his thirties.
(b) Not more than forty.
(c) In his seventies.
(d) Not much older than twenty.

14. According to Zeno, when did his mother die?
(a) Before he was 15.
(b) When she was 73.
(c) At the same time as his father.
(d) When he was 20.

15. How did Zeno and Giovanna pass their time together?
(a) They talked and shared a bottle of wine.
(b) They ignored each other.
(c) They argued most of the time.
(d) They had a physical fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Zeno say he was when he discovered that he hated the way cigarettes tasted and the way they made him feel?

2. What was the nurse's name?

3. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?

4. How many women did Zeno ask to marry him after the table turning?

5. What was the Tergesteo?

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