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

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

3. What did Zeno's relatives reveal about his father?
(a) He may have been unfaithful.
(b) He knew Zeno's secret.
(c) He was a gambler.
(d) He drank too much.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sister loved Zeno?

2. Who was Guido Speier?

3. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?

4. How does Zeno describe his past troubles with women?

5. What was Guido teaching the family when Zeno professed his love for Ada?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Zeno tell Augusta that he loved her before they were married?

2. What did Zeno write about marriage and Mother Nature?

3. How did Zeno describe Ada's appearance?

4. What does Zeno write about tears and faults?

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

6. Did Zeno's father regain consciousness and return to normal before he died?

7. How does Zeno describe his future father-in-law?

8. What two events does Zeno say stopped him from stealing?

9. How did Zeno's wife seem to feel about the idea of him going into the sanatorium?

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

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