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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 did Zeno's father do right before he died?
(a) He ate his favorite meal.
(b) He asked to see Zeno's mother.
(c) He struck Zeno.
(d) He said he was frightened.

2. What did Zeno's relatives reveal about his father?
(a) He drank too much.
(b) He may have been unfaithful.
(c) He was a gambler.
(d) He knew Zeno's secret.

3. At what time of day does Zeno say his father died?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 6:43 a.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 9:30 p.m.

4. With whom did Carla live?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) Her father.

5. What did the doctor say when Zeno asked him whether there was any hope?
(a) "There is always hope!"
(b) "None whatever!"
(c) "There is reason to hope."
(d) "There's a 50-percent chance of recovery."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeno say that he did after making a resolution to stop smoking?

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

3. What was the Tergesteo?

4. To what does Zeno usually attribute many of his shortcomings?

5. Whom does Zeno say was left to guard him in the sanatorium?

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