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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 did Zeno try to impress Ada and her sisters?
(a) With magic tricks.
(b) By talking about important people he knew.
(c) By making up stories.
(d) By bragging about money.

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

3. How does Zeno describe his past troubles with women?
(a) He didn't like them.
(b) They didn't like him.
(c) He desired all of them.
(d) He was shy around them.

4. How did Augusta react when Zeno accidentally told her he loved Ada?
(a) She promised not to tell anyone.
(b) She slapped him.
(c) She cried uncontrollably.
(d) She ran away.

5. Which of the following was one of the physical features Zeno liked about his fiance?
(a) The color of her hair.
(b) Her blushes.
(c) The shape of her lips.
(d) The slant of her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Giovanni react to Zeno's talk about getting rid of Olivi and managing his own affairs?

2. What emotions did Zeno feel when he realized his father was close to death thanks to him?

3. Which sister loved Zeno?

4. Whose idea was it to get the doctor when Zeno's father became ill?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the doctor apologize for in the preface? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Zeno write about tears and faults?

10. Why didn't Zeno want his father to regain consciousness after he fell ill?

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