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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zeno decide to give up on psychoanalysis?
(a) He thinks he is cured.
(b) He finds a new doctor.
(c) He thinks the doctor is a quack.
(d) He thinks the treatment made him worse.

2. To what does Zeno usually attribute many of his shortcomings?
(a) Injustice.
(b) A poor childhood.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Disease.

3. To what did the doctor attribute Zeno's problems?
(a) Being in love with his mother and wanting to kill his father--oedipal complex.
(b) Hating himself.
(c) A chemical imbalance.
(d) Being too stubborn.

4. Why does Zeno think Carmen screamed on the boat?
(a) She was afraid of the dark.
(b) She was angry with Zeno.
(c) She caught a fish.
(d) Guido squeezed her.

5. Why didn't Copler learn of the relationship between Carla and Zeno?
(a) Carla moved and didn't give hime her address.
(b) He ended his friendship with Zeno and stopped helping Carla.
(c) He moved away.
(d) He died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zeno say he was irritated by Guido's way of thinking?

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

3. With whom does Zeno say he returned to Trieste after being separated from his family?

4. From which of the following people did the doctor solicit information about Guido: Carmen, Augusta, or Luciano?

5. Why did Carla end the affair with Zeno?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ada react when Carmen joined the staff in Guido's office?

2. Did Zeno want to go into business with Guido?

3. How did Carla get money for her daily needs?

4. What did Zeno initially think of Carla's speaking voice and singing talent?

5. What effect did World War I have on Zeno's business ability?

6. Why did Zeno become dissatisfied with psychoanalysis?

7. Why does Zeno say he began to make up dreams to report to the doctor?

8. In Chapter 5, was Zeno still in love with Ada?

9. How did Zeno feel about cheating on Augusta?

10. How did Zeno think his business relationship with Guido might help Augusta?

(see the answer keys)

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