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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect did Zeno think his marriage had on him at first?
(a) He believed it stifled his creative energy.
(b) He believed it made his cigarette cravings more intense.
(c) He thought it put him on the road to perfect health.
(d) He felt it dampened his passions.

2. How does Zeno say he felt when he discovered that he did not have the disease he expected?
(a) Young again.
(b) Happy.
(c) Lonely.
(d) More confused than ever.

3. Why did Ada visit the office unexpectedly?
(a) To see the fifth addition to the office.
(b) To tell Zeno that Augusta was leaving him.
(c) To seduce Zeno.
(d) To announce that she was pregnant.

4. Who caught Tacich's eye as a love interest?
(a) Ada.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Zeno's daughter.

5. What did Ada ask Zeno to promise before she left for the sanatorium?
(a) To be faithful to Augusta.
(b) To take care of Guido.
(c) To prevent Guido from cheating.
(d) To care for her children.

6. After Zeno describes a particular dream to the doctor, the doctor says Zeno is cured. What was Zeno in the dream?
(a) Guido.
(b) A baby.
(c) His father.
(d) A woman.

7. As time goes on, Zeno found new ways to justify his relationship with Carla. What was one of them?
(a) Augusta was unkind to him.
(b) It made him more loving to Augusta.
(c) Augusta wasn't passionate enough.
(d) Carla restored him to good health.

8. How did Zeno feel about diabetes when he thought he'd be diagnosed with it?
(a) He was terrified of it.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He felt he'd brought it on himself.
(d) He hated it.

9. On Zeno's third visit to see Carla, why didn't he think of Augusta?
(a) He stopped loving her.
(b) He was angry with Augusta.
(c) He was angry with his father-in-law.
(d) He was feeling very passionate.

10. How did Zeno feel when he thought of Augusta taking a second husband?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Amused.
(d) Frightened.

11. How did Zeno say he felt after his made-up dream?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Sick.
(c) Happy.
(d) Tired.

12. What kind of businessman was Guido?
(a) A skilled businessman who had bad luck.
(b) A skilled businessman.
(c) A businessman of average skill.
(d) A poor businessman,

13. What did Zeno tire of doing on his honeymoon?
(a) Going to museums.
(b) Spending money.
(c) Kissing his wife.
(d) Reassuring his wife.

14. What did Zeno think of Carla?
(a) He thought she was too passionate.
(b) He thought she was a hard nut to crack.
(c) He thought she was rude.
(d) He thought she was charming.

15. Why did Ada say Zeno was good?
(a) He loved Augusta.
(b) He helped Guido for free.
(c) He stopped making passes at her.
(d) He always went home to his wife and children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which war begins at the end of this book?

2. What disease was Ada diagnosed with?

3. What two fears does Zeno discuss in Chapter 4?

4. How did Zeno feel about the doctor's diagnosis?

5. What did Zeno tell the doctor when he returned to see him the next day?

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