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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. What does Zeno say that he did after making a resolution to stop smoking?
(a) Hid his cigarettes.
(b) Threw his cigarettes away.
(c) Smoked one last cigarette.
(d) Celebrated with a glass of wine.

2. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?
(a) To analyze his love for wine.
(b) To analyze his weakness for smoking.
(c) To confess about bad habits.
(d) To become a published writer.

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

4. Which sister loved Zeno?
(a) Ada.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Alberta.
(d) Anna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sister thought Zeno was mad?

2. On the day of his wedding, who arrived and stimulated Zeno to leave and go to the ceremony?

3. How many reasons did Zeno initially give his fiance for being late for the wedding?

4. What did Guido do better than Zeno?

5. Who discovered that Zeno's father was having health distress?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Zeno say it was difficult for him to spend time with his father?

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

7. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?

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

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

10. How did Zeno escape from the sanatorium?

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