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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 Guido Speier?
(a) A professor.
(b) Ada's love interest.
(c) A butler.
(d) Zeno's best friend.

2. 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.

3. How does Zeno say Guido felt about women?
(a) He disliked them.
(b) He loved them.
(c) He thought they were smarter than men.
(d) He admired their nurturing qualities.

4. How did Zeno feel about his future wife during his engagement?
(a) He felt physical desire for her.
(b) He found her repulsive.
(c) He found her funny.
(d) He hated her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who managed Zeno's father's business affairs?

2. Why did Zeno go to see Dr. Canestrini?

3. How many hours a day did Zeno tell Tullio he worked in his office?

4. Who was Dr. Muli?

5. Once Zeno bought his first pack of cigarettes, how many did he say he smoked at one time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Zeno escape from the sanatorium?

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

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

4. How did Zeno feel he compared to his father?

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

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

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

8. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?

9. Who asked Zeno to write his own autobiography? Why?

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

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