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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Zeno usually treat Augusta during his affair with Carla?
(a) Coldly.
(b) With his customary tenderness and affection.
(c) Like a sister.
(d) With hostility.

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

3. Who was the fourth addition to the office Zeno shared with Guido?
(a) Olivi.
(b) Maria.
(c) A bird.
(d) A dog.

4. What was the state of Carla's virtue before Zeno's affair with her?
(a) She was a virgin.
(b) She'd been intimate with many men.
(c) She'd been uninterested in the opposite sex.
(d) She'd had one previous lover.

5. How did Zeno attempt to fool the doctor?
(a) By pretending he'd dreamed of Carla.
(b) By pretending he'd dreamed of sucking on a woman's left foot.
(c) By pretending he'd dreamed of Augusta.
(d) By pretending he'd dreamed of killing his father.

6. How did Zeno feel about diabetes when he thought he'd be diagnosed with it?
(a) He was terrified of it.
(b) He hated it.
(c) He felt he'd brought it on himself.
(d) He loved it.

7. What did Zeno tire of doing on his honeymoon?
(a) Spending money.
(b) Reassuring his wife.
(c) Going to museums.
(d) Kissing his wife.

8. In Chapter 5, how did Augusta feel after hearing that Zeno had dreamed of Ada?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Secure.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

9. Who caught Tacich's eye as a love interest?
(a) Zeno's daughter.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Carmen.
(d) Ada.

10. What did Zeno think the first time Carla sang for him?
(a) He thought her voice lost its musical quality when she sang.
(b) He thought she had a voice made for lullabies.
(c) He thought she had superior talent.
(d) He thought he could sing better.

11. What did Zeno worry that Carla would want from him?
(a) Too much time.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Too much money.
(d) Children.

12. How did Zeno say he felt after his made-up dream?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Tired.
(d) Sick.

13. Why did Ada visit the office unexpectedly?
(a) To announce that she was pregnant.
(b) To seduce Zeno.
(c) To see the fifth addition to the office.
(d) To tell Zeno that Augusta was leaving him.

14. What did Ada ask Zeno to promise before she left for the sanatorium?
(a) To take care of Guido.
(b) To be faithful to Augusta.
(c) To care for her children.
(d) To prevent Guido from cheating.

15. The name of the last female Zeno mentions flirting with is __________.
(a) Teresina.
(b) Alba.
(c) Anna.
(d) Alberta.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Zeno say he returned to Trieste after being separated from his family?

2. What decisive action did Carla take to end her affair with Zeno?

3. What did Carla do with the first envelope of money Zeno offered her?

4. Why didn't Copler learn of the relationship between Carla and Zeno?

5. Why does Zeno think Carmen screamed on the boat?

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