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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who managed Zeno's father's business affairs?
(a) His wife.
(b) Giovanna.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Olivi.

2. What did the doctor say when Zeno asked him whether there was any hope?
(a) "There's a 50-percent chance of recovery."
(b) "There is reason to hope."
(c) "None whatever!"
(d) "There is always hope!"

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

4. How did Zeno feel after his future wife accepted his proposal?
(a) Confused.
(b) Afraid of what he'd done.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Immensely satisfied.

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

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

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

8. How did Zeno tell his father he viewed religion?
(a) As phenomenon.
(b) As a fairy tale.
(c) As something that has great meaning.
(d) As a lie.

9. What does Zeno say he would do if he was born again?
(a) Avoid Giovanni.
(b) Marry his wife again.
(c) Avoid cigarettes.
(d) Stay away from Guido.

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

11. Who was Guido Speier?
(a) A professor.
(b) A butler.
(c) Zeno's best friend.
(d) Ada's love interest.

12. Who accepted Zeno's proposal in the end?
(a) Carla.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Giovanna.
(d) Anna.

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

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

15. What does Zeno say about people who have not yet experienced marriage?
(a) They think it is more important than it really is.
(b) They are smart to avoid marriage.
(c) They're missing out on one of the greatest joys in life.
(d) They undervalue it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Zeno say he was when he discovered that he hated the way cigarettes tasted and the way they made him feel?

2. Who was Dr. Muli?

3. Whom does Zeno say was left to guard him in the sanatorium?

4. How did Zeno and Giovanna pass their time together?

5. How does Zeno describe his past troubles with women?

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