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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of businessman was Guido?
(a) A skilled businessman.
(b) A businessman of average skill.
(c) A poor businessman,
(d) A skilled businessman who had bad luck.

2. In Chapter 6, what did Zeno say the freedom to smoke gave him?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Happiness.
(c) A way out of thinking.
(d) The final coup de grace.

3. Why did Zeno tell Augusta about Carla?
(a) To gain her trust.
(b) To maintain his innocence.
(c) To make her jealous.
(d) To trick her.

4. From which of the following people did the doctor solicit information about Guido: Carmen, Augusta, or Luciano?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Augusta.
(c) None of them.
(d) Luciano.

5. What did Zeno tell the doctor when he returned to see him the next day?
(a) He'd been unable to sleep all night.
(b) He could no longer stand the smell of cigarettes.
(c) Smoking no longer harmed him.
(d) His chronic bronchitis had broken out again.

6. What change did Zeno and Augusta disagree about?
(a) Keeping the study for Zeno.
(b) Adding a laundry.
(c) Adding a den.
(d) Adding a nursery.

7. What does Zeno say made him work so energetically for Guido?
(a) His need for money.
(b) His gratitude.
(c) He wanted to prove his worth to Ada.
(d) He wanted to take over Guido's business.

8. Why did Zeno buy a music book for Carla?
(a) To express his genuine interest in her singing.
(b) Out of guilt.
(c) To make himself feel better about approaching her.
(d) As an apology.

9. How many months did Zeno spend away from the office in Chapter 5?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Five months.
(d) One month.

10. How did Ada's illness make Augusta's family act towards Zeno?
(a) Cold.
(b) No differently.
(c) More affectionately.
(d) Guilty.

11. What surprised Zeno about Augusta?
(a) She had a nasty temper.
(b) She was a good wife.
(c) She stopped loving him.
(d) She was a good cook.

12. Where did Ada go to recover from her illness?
(a) To live with her mother.
(b) To the family vacation home.
(c) To a sanatorium.
(d) To her sister's house.

13. Why did Copler take Zeno to meet Carla?
(a) In the hopes that meeting Carla would prompt Zeno to continue his contributions.
(b) So that Zeno could advise Carla.
(c) Carla wished to meet one of her benefactors.
(d) So that Zeno could admire her beauty.

14. What did the doctor say about the effect of cigarette smoking on Zeno?
(a) It was damaging his lungs.
(b) It was an excuse for wrong doing.
(c) It was poisoning his blood.
(d) It did not hurt him at all.

15. To what does Zeno usually attribute many of his shortcomings?
(a) A poor childhood.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Disease.
(d) Injustice.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name of the last female Zeno mentions flirting with is __________.

2. As time goes on, Zeno found new ways to justify his relationship with Carla. What was one of them?

3. Why did Ada say Zeno was good?

4. What did Zeno tire of doing on his honeymoon?

5. To what did the doctor attribute Zeno's problems?

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