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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the state of Carla's virtue before Zeno's affair with her?
(a) She'd had one previous lover.
(b) She'd been intimate with many men.
(c) She'd been uninterested in the opposite sex.
(d) She was a virgin.

2. How did Ada's illness make Augusta's family act towards Zeno?
(a) Cold.
(b) No differently.
(c) More affectionately.
(d) Guilty.

3. Why did Ada visit the office unexpectedly?
(a) To announce that she was pregnant.
(b) To tell Zeno that Augusta was leaving him.
(c) To seduce Zeno.
(d) To see the fifth addition to the office.

4. How did Zeno escape the sanatorium?
(a) He tricked Giovanna into giving him cigarettes and leaving the door open.
(b) He stole the key to a door that lead outside.
(c) He overpowered Giovanna.
(d) He overpowered Dr. Muli.

5. Which sister thought Zeno was mad?
(a) Ada.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Anna.
(d) Alberta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zeno think the first time Carla sang for him?

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

3. Who was Tullio?

4. How much time does Zeno say he spent with his father before his death?

5. On Zeno's third visit to see Carla, why didn't he think of Augusta?

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