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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 did Guido do better than Zeno?
(a) Worked.
(b) Played the cello.
(c) Gambled.
(d) Played the violin.

2. How long did Zeno listen to his friend's lecture about the Greeks and the Hebrews?
(a) One hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Three hours.

3. What does Zeno say one never talks about after getting married?
(a) Illnesses.
(b) Love.
(c) Prior Relationships.
(d) Passion.

4. According to Zeno, when did his mother die?
(a) At the same time as his father.
(b) Before he was 15.
(c) When he was 20.
(d) When she was 73.

5. How many commandments did Giovanni write in Zeno's notebook?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zeno say he used to decide when to stop smoking?

2. How does Zeno describe his relationship with his father?

3. A doctor asked Zeno's father to return for a follow-up visit after a few weeks. Why didn't his father go back to the doctor?

4. What did Zeno's father do right before he died?

5. Who was Tullio?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Zeno write about tears and faults?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Zeno's father say Zeno was mad?

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

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