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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zeno describe his relationship with his father?
(a) They were very close.
(b) They couldn't stand each other.
(c) They had little in common.
(d) They shared the same taste in cigars.

2. On the day of his wedding, who arrived and stimulated Zeno to leave and go to the ceremony?
(a) Aunt Rosina.
(b) His future mother-in-law.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Guido.

3. How does Zeno say he came to steal?
(a) He stole cigarettes from his mother.
(b) He stole money for cigarettes.
(c) He stole cigarettes from a store.
(d) He stole cigarettes from his brother.

4. How does Zeno say he felt after a session of childhood smoking?
(a) Exhilarated.
(b) Sick.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Older.

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

6. How does Zeno describe his grief when his mother died?
(a) Emotionally crippling.
(b) Overwhelmingly painful.
(c) A token to a new and intense life.
(d) Like being a frightened boy all over again.

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

8. What did Zeno tell his father he was doing with his coat?
(a) Brushing it off.
(b) Counting buttons.
(c) Looking for loose change.
(d) Admiring the color.

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

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

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

12. How old does Zeno say he was when he discovered that he hated the way cigarettes tasted and the way they made him feel?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

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

14. What idea did Zeno's wife have for helping him to quit smoking?
(a) She offered to hide his cigarettes.
(b) She suggested that he gradually cut back on his cigarette smoking.
(c) She suggested that he go into a sanatorium.
(d) She suggested a nicotine pill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition did Zeno think his father had?

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

3. What was the nurse's name?

4. What did Zeno shout in his father's ear when he died?

5. How does Zeno identify Giovanni Malfenti?

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