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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 escape the sanatorium?
(a) He stole the key to a door that lead outside.
(b) He overpowered Giovanna.
(c) He overpowered Dr. Muli.
(d) He tricked Giovanna into giving him cigarettes and leaving the door open.

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

3. Using which words does Zeno describe Giovanna?
(a) Mean and cold.
(b) Large and overbearing.
(c) Shrill and little.
(d) Competent and no-nonsense.

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

5. Who was Guido Speier?
(a) A butler.
(b) Ada's love interest.
(c) A professor.
(d) Zeno's best friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Zeno tell Augusta about Carla?

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

4. What did Zeno tell his father he was doing with his coat?

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

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