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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. What did Ada ask Zeno to promise before she left for the sanatorium?
(a) To take care of Guido.
(b) To care for her children.
(c) To prevent Guido from cheating.
(d) To be faithful to Augusta.

2. Who caught Tacich's eye as a love interest?
(a) Ada.
(b) Zeno's daughter.
(c) Carmen.
(d) Augusta.

3. What surprised Zeno about Augusta?
(a) She had a nasty temper.
(b) She stopped loving him.
(c) She was a good cook.
(d) She was a good wife.

4. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?
(a) His brother gave it to him.
(b) He purchased a pack of cigarettes from a store.
(c) He stole it from his father.
(d) His friend Giuseppe gave it to him.

5. How does Zeno describe his past troubles with women?
(a) He was shy around them.
(b) They didn't like him.
(c) He desired all of them.
(d) He didn't like them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the state of Carla's virtue before Zeno's affair with her?

2. What was Zeno's nickname for his father when he was in college?

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

4. How does Zeno always try to quit smoking?

5. Why did Zeno leave the office for an extended time?

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