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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 was Guido teaching the family when Zeno professed his love for Ada?
(a) Fortune telling.
(b) Card tricks.
(c) Charades.
(d) Table turning.

2. A doctor asked Zeno's father to return for a follow-up visit after a few weeks. Why didn't his father go back to the doctor?
(a) He felt better.
(b) He believed the doctor was incompetent.
(c) He said doctors and grave diggers were equally odious.
(d) He said the doctor's fees were astronomical.

3. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?
(a) Heady.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Like freedom.
(d) More poignant than others.

4. Did Zeno cry immediately when he discovered that his father was ill?
(a) He did but pretended to have dust in his eyes.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) He tried to cry but could not.

5. What did Alberta say she wanted to do with her life?
(a) Become a mother.
(b) Become a writer.
(c) See the world.
(d) Become a college professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered that Zeno's father was having health distress?

2. Why does Zeno think Carmen screamed on the boat?

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

4. What does Zeno say about the noble attitude one has when he makes a resolution to quit smoking?

5. Where was Zeno when his father died?

(see the answer key)

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