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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How many times does Zeno say Giovanni cheated him?
(a) Ten times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Five times.

3. What does Zeno describe as his second trouble?
(a) A chronic sore throat.
(b) An addiction to alcohol.
(c) Females.
(d) The effort he put into quitting smoking.

4. How does Zeno always try to quit smoking?
(a) He makes resolutions.
(b) He throws all of his cigarettes into the trash.
(c) He hides his cigarettes.
(d) He stops buying cigarettes.

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

6. What was the Tergesteo?
(a) The Bourse of Trieste.
(b) The capital of Trieste.
(c) The university he attended.
(d) The tax authority.

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

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

9. Using which words does Zeno describe Giovanna?
(a) Competent and no-nonsense.
(b) Shrill and little.
(c) Mean and cold.
(d) Large and overbearing.

10. How many cigarettes did Zeno take to the sanatorium?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

11. When Zeno became ill with a painful sore throat and a fever, what did he resolve to do?
(a) Give up smoking.
(b) Cut back on his smoking.
(c) Take better care of his health.
(d) Develop a more positive outlook.

12. How does Zeno say he used to decide when to stop smoking?
(a) He stopped when he got sick.
(b) He picked significant dates and events.
(c) He began new resolutions when he had something to celebrate.
(d) He decided to quit on the first day of each week.

13. What did Zeno shout in his father's ear when he died?
(a) "It was not my fault!"
(b) "I'll never forgive you!"
(c) "Don't leave me!"
(d) "I am sorry!"

14. How many commandments did Giovanni write in Zeno's notebook?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

15. Who was Tullio?
(a) Ada's love interest.
(b) A crippled man.
(c) Ada's brother.
(d) Zeno' s best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?

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?

3. What was the nurse's name?

4. Who was Dr. Muli?

5. Whom does Zeno say died soon after he was married?

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