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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the doctor decide was ailing Zeno?
(a) He was depressed.
(b) He was addicted to smoking.
(c) His stomach lacked acid.
(d) He had a chronic lung disorder.

5. How does Zeno identify Giovanni Malfenti?
(a) As his future wife's brother.
(b) As his future wife's guardian.
(c) As his future wife's uncle.
(d) As his future father-in-law.

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

7. Whom did Zeno ask to marry him next when Ada refused?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Alberta.
(c) Giovanna.
(d) Anna.

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

9. What condition did Zeno think his father had?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Cerebral hemorrhage.

10. According to Zeno, when did his mother die?
(a) Before he was 15.
(b) When she was 73.
(c) When he was 20.
(d) At the same time as his father.

11. How did Zeno try to impress Ada and her sisters?
(a) With magic tricks.
(b) By making up stories.
(c) By bragging about money.
(d) By talking about important people he knew.

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

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

14. Who asked Zeno if he thought death was the end of everything?
(a) A nurse.
(b) Zeno's father.
(c) Zeno's brother.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was one of the physical features Zeno liked about his fiance?

2. Where was Zeno when his father died?

3. How long did Zeno listen to his friend's lecture about the Greeks and the Hebrews?

4. What did the doctor say when Zeno asked him whether there was any hope?

5. Who was Tullio?

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