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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Zeno usually treat Augusta during his affair with Carla?
(a) Like a sister.
(b) With his customary tenderness and affection.
(c) Coldly.
(d) With hostility.

2. On the day of his wedding, who arrived and stimulated Zeno to leave and go to the ceremony?
(a) Guido.
(b) Aunt Rosina.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) His future mother-in-law.

3. What was Carla's financial status?
(a) She was very wealthy.
(b) She had a small trust fund.
(c) She was of little means.
(d) She was an up and coming business person.

4. What did Zeno tell his father he was doing with his coat?
(a) Admiring the color.
(b) Brushing it off.
(c) Counting buttons.
(d) Looking for loose change.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Zeno and Giovanna pass their time together?

2. How much time does Zeno say he spent with his father before his death?

3. Where was Zeno when his father died?

4. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?

5. Who discovered that Zeno's father was having health distress?

(see the answer key)

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