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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 loved them.
(b) He admired their nurturing qualities.
(c) He disliked them.
(d) He thought they were smarter than men.

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

3. Why does Zeno say he visited a doctor who used electricity to cure diseases?
(a) He thought electricity could cure his insomnia.
(b) He hoped the doctor would treat his lack of stomach acids.
(c) He hoped the doctor would discover that the nicotine was poisoning his blood.
(d) He wanted a cure for his troubles with women.

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

5. Once Zeno bought his first pack of cigarettes, how many did he say he smoked at one time?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

6. What was the name of the doctor who cared for Zeno's father until his death?
(a) Dr. Coprosich.
(b) Dr. Canestrini.
(c) Dr. Muli.
(d) Doctor Alba.

7. 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.

8. 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) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

10. Whose idea was it to get the doctor when Zeno's father became ill?
(a) Zeno's
(b) Maria's.
(c) Olivi's.
(d) The neighbor's.

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

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

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

14. What does Zeno say that he did after making a resolution to stop smoking?
(a) Celebrated with a glass of wine.
(b) Smoked one last cigarette.
(c) Threw his cigarettes away.
(d) Hid his cigarettes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the doctor decide was ailing Zeno?

2. How much time does Zeno say he spent with his father before his death?

3. Did Zeno cry immediately when he discovered that his father was ill?

4. What does Zeno describe as his second trouble?

5. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?

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