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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Story of a Business Partnership.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the main character of this book?
(a) Dr. Hahn.
(b) Dr. Muli.
(c) Zeno.
(d) Giuseppe.

2. How does Zeno think his father felt about Zeno's future?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Expectant.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Reluctant.

3. How did Augusta feel about the fifth addition to the office?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Relieved.

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

5. What did Zeno think the first time Carla sang for him?
(a) He thought she had a voice made for lullabies.
(b) He thought her voice lost its musical quality when she sang.
(c) He thought he could sing better.
(d) He thought she had superior talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zeno's father do right before he died?

2. What did Zeno shout in his father's ear when he died?

3. Whose idea was it to get the doctor when Zeno's father became ill?

4. How many cigarettes did Zeno take to the sanatorium?

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

(see the answer key)

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