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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Giovanni react to Zeno's talk about getting rid of Olivi and managing his own affairs?
(a) He suggested a different person to manage Zeno's affairs.
(b) He offered to manage Zeno's affairs.
(c) He encouraged Zeno.
(d) He seemed alarmed.

2. What did Zeno's father do right before he died?
(a) He asked to see Zeno's mother.
(b) He struck Zeno.
(c) He ate his favorite meal.
(d) He said he was frightened.

3. What was Zeno's nickname for his father when he was in college?
(a) Tight Wad.
(b) Old Iron Fist.
(c) Old Silva Free Fist.
(d) Old Goat.

4. Which of the following was one of the physical features Zeno liked about his fiance?
(a) The slant of her eyes.
(b) Her blushes.
(c) The shape of her lips.
(d) The color of her hair.

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

6. How does Zeno describe the importance of cigarettes that are not a person's last?
(a) Satisfying.
(b) An assertion of freedom.
(c) Depressing.
(d) Mundane.

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

8. How did Zeno and Giovanna pass their time together?
(a) They ignored each other.
(b) They argued most of the time.
(c) They had a physical fight.
(d) They talked and shared a bottle of wine.

9. Who discovered that Zeno's father was having health distress?
(a) Olivi.
(b) Dr. Muli
(c) Maria.
(d) Zeno,

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

11. What phrase does Zeno use to describe Dr. Muli?
(a) Lean but strong.
(b) The picture of elegance.
(c) Of uncertain age.
(d) Aggressively cheerful.

12. How does Zeno think his father felt about Zeno's future?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Expectant.

13. How does Zeno describe his father's death?
(a) An unimaginable catastrophe.
(b) An abyss of regret.
(c) A robber of joy.
(d) Surprisingly peaceful.

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

15. How old does Zeno say Giovanni is?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?

2. Why does Zeno say he visited a doctor who used electricity to cure diseases?

3. How many cigarettes did Zeno take to the sanatorium?

4. What does Zeno say that he did after making a resolution to stop smoking?

5. What was the nurse's name?

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