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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. How did Ada's illness make Augusta's family act towards Zeno?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Cold.
(c) More affectionately.
(d) No differently.

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

3. Who accepted Zeno's proposal in the end?
(a) Carla.
(b) Giovanna.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Anna.

4. How old does Zeno say he was when he discovered that he hated the way cigarettes tasted and the way they made him feel?
(a) 18.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

5. What did Zeno shout in his father's ear when he died?
(a) "I'll never forgive you!"
(b) "Don't leave me!"
(c) "It was not my fault!"
(d) "I am sorry!"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Zeno think the first time Carla sang for him?

3. Who was Guido Speier?

4. As time goes on, Zeno found new ways to justify his relationship with Carla. What was one of them?

5. What did the doctor decide was ailing Zeno?

(see the answer key)

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