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

2. What phrase does Zeno use to describe Dr. Muli?
(a) The picture of elegance.
(b) Lean but strong.
(c) Aggressively cheerful.
(d) Of uncertain age.

3. Why does Zeno say he visited a doctor who used electricity to cure diseases?
(a) He hoped the doctor would discover that the nicotine was poisoning his blood.
(b) He hoped the doctor would treat his lack of stomach acids.
(c) He wanted a cure for his troubles with women.
(d) He thought electricity could cure his insomnia.

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

5. What did Alberta say she wanted to do with her life?
(a) Become a college professor.
(b) Become a writer.
(c) Become a mother.
(d) See the world.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Zeno shout in his father's ear when he died?

3. What did Zeno tell his father he was doing with his coat?

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

5. How much time does Zeno say he spent with his father before his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Zeno say to Maria when she initially cried over his father's condition?

3. How did Zeno behave in the company of Giovanni's daughters?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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