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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. What does Zeno say that he did after making a resolution to stop smoking?
(a) Celebrated with a glass of wine.
(b) Hid his cigarettes.
(c) Smoked one last cigarette.
(d) Threw his cigarettes away.

2. Who was Enrico Copler?
(a) Zeno's sick friend.
(b) Zeno's accountant.
(c) Zeno's rival.
(d) Augusta's love interest.

3. What was the Tergesteo?
(a) The tax authority.
(b) The capital of Trieste.
(c) The Bourse of Trieste.
(d) The university he attended.

4. Which sister loved Zeno?
(a) Anna.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Ada.
(d) Alberta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did Zeno think his marriage had on him at first?

2. Why does Zeno say he visited a doctor who used electricity to cure diseases?

3. Who was Tullio?

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

5. How did Zeno try to impress Ada and her sisters?

(see the answer key)

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