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

2. What does Zeno say made him work so energetically for Guido?
(a) His need for money.
(b) He wanted to take over Guido's business.
(c) He wanted to prove his worth to Ada.
(d) His gratitude.

3. In Chapter 5, what did Zeno think of Ada's babies?
(a) They were horrid monsters.
(b) They were as beautiful as their mother.
(c) They cried too much.
(d) They looked like Guido.

4. Who managed Zeno's father's business affairs?
(a) Olivi.
(b) His wife.
(c) Giovanna.
(d) Giovanni.

5. How does Zeno say Augusta changed his home?
(a) She removed all of his favorite things.
(b) She made it warmer and more comfortable.
(c) She chose unappealing furnishings.
(d) She added too many feminine touches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Guido want an office near the warehouse?

2. How does Zeno describe his father's death?

3. How does Zeno say he felt after a session of childhood smoking?

4. On the day of his wedding, who arrived and stimulated Zeno to leave and go to the ceremony?

5. Who was the fourth addition to the office Zeno shared with Guido?

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