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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 many women did Zeno ask to marry him after the table turning?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

2. What emotions did Zeno feel when he realized his father was close to death thanks to him?
(a) Anger and frustration.
(b) Relief and guilt.
(c) Remorse and sorrow.
(d) Confusuon and relief.

3. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?
(a) Heady.
(b) More poignant than others.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Like freedom.

4. Why did Zeno go to see Dr. Canestrini?
(a) For his shortness of breath.
(b) To get a medicine that would dull his cigarette cravings.
(c) To get a certificate of sanity.
(d) For electrical treatments.

5. How does Zeno say he came to steal?
(a) He stole cigarettes from a store.
(b) He stole cigarettes from his mother.
(c) He stole cigarettes from his brother.
(d) He stole money for cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Zeno escape the sanatorium?

2. Who accepted Zeno's proposal in the end?

3. Why did Zeno become agitated in the sanatorium?

4. Whom did Zeno ask to marry him next when Ada refused?

5. What did Guido do better than Zeno?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Zeno initially describe Augusta?

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

4. What was the last thing Zeno's father did before he died?

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

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

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

8. How did Ada behave towards Zeno while he was intent on falling in love with her?

9. At the end of Chapter 3, how did Zeno say he felt about marrying Augusta?

10. What does Zeno write about tears and faults?

(see the answer keys)

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