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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. Who asked Zeno to join him in business?
(a) Carla's husband.
(b) Guido.
(c) Olivi.
(d) Ada's new husband.

2. How did Zeno react towards his daughter when she screamed too much?
(a) He handed her to Augusta.
(b) He cried as well.
(c) He tenderly comforted her.
(d) He screamed insults in her ear.

3. How does Zeno say Guido felt about women?
(a) He disliked them.
(b) He admired their nurturing qualities.
(c) He thought they were smarter than men.
(d) He loved them.

4. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?
(a) He stole it from his father.
(b) He purchased a pack of cigarettes from a store.
(c) His friend Giuseppe gave it to him.
(d) His brother gave it to him.

5. In Chapter 5, how did Augusta feel after hearing that Zeno had dreamed of Ada?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Secure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Zeno's nickname for his father when he was in college?

2. How does Zeno describe the importance of cigarettes that are not a person's last?

3. 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?

4. Whose idea was it to get the doctor when Zeno's father became ill?

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

(see the answer key)

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