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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. 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 said doctors and grave diggers were equally odious.
(b) He said the doctor's fees were astronomical.
(c) He believed the doctor was incompetent.
(d) He felt better.

2. Where was Zeno when his father died?
(a) With his mother.
(b) With his father.
(c) With a friend.
(d) At school.

3. What makes Zeno want to try Dr. Muli's cure?
(a) He wants his son to find him balanced, and he's worried about Olivi leaving.
(b) He wants to please his father and his wife.
(c) He wants to please his mother.
(d) He grows tired of the electrical treatments.

4. How many hours a day did Zeno tell Tullio he worked in his office?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ada's illness make Augusta's family act towards Zeno?

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

3. Why did Zeno buy a music book for Carla?

4. What did Ada ask Zeno to promise before she left for the sanatorium?

5. How many reasons did Zeno initially give his fiance for being late for the wedding?

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