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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Dr. Muli?
(a) A doctor who opened a sanatorium in Trieste.
(b) A doctor who treated people for love addiction.
(c) The doctor who treated Zeno's chronic sore throat.
(d) The doctor with the electrical shock device.

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

3. What idea did Zeno's wife have for helping him to quit smoking?
(a) She suggested a nicotine pill.
(b) She suggested that he go into a sanatorium.
(c) She offered to hide his cigarettes.
(d) She suggested that he gradually cut back on his cigarette smoking.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeno say about the noble attitude one has when he makes a resolution to quit smoking?

2. According to Zeno, what was the most important event of his life?

3. How does Zeno describe his relationship with his father?

4. How old does Zeno say Giovanni is?

5. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Zeno get his first cigarette, and how does he describe the first cigarettes he ever smoked?

2. What does Zeno say he thinks will happen to pain and pleasure after death?

3. How does Zeno say his future father-in-law treated him?

4. Why did Zeno become upset with the doctor who had the electricity machine?

5. How did Zeno initially describe Augusta?

6. How did Zeno escape from the sanatorium?

7. Why does the doctor say he published Zeno's memoirs?

8. Why did Zeno's father say Zeno was mad?

9. How did Zeno describe his troubles with women to the doctor who had the electricity machine?

10. Did Zeno's wife feel alarmed about Zeno's addiction to cigarettes?

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