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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 feel when he thought of Augusta taking a second husband?
(a) Amused.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Relieved.

2. To what did the doctor attribute Zeno's problems?
(a) Being too stubborn.
(b) A chemical imbalance.
(c) Hating himself.
(d) Being in love with his mother and wanting to kill his father--oedipal complex.

3. What did Zeno tell himself he was going to do when he visited Carla for the third time?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Give her up.
(c) Confess his love for his wife.
(d) Make love to her.

4. To what does Zeno usually attribute many of his shortcomings?
(a) Disease.
(b) A poor childhood.
(c) Injustice.
(d) Confusion.

5. What was the state of Carla's virtue before Zeno's affair with her?
(a) She'd been intimate with many men.
(b) She'd had one previous lover.
(c) She'd been uninterested in the opposite sex.
(d) She was a virgin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Guido pretend to commit suicide?

2. What does Zeno do about smoking after ending his psychoanalysis sessions?

3. What did Carla do with the first envelope of money Zeno offered her?

4. Why does Zeno say he was irritated by Guido's way of thinking?

5. Why did Copler take Zeno to meet Carla?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Zeno become dissatisfied with psychoanalysis?

2. What excuse did Zeno invent to see Carla for the first time without Copler?

3. What did Zeno write about his truthfulness in writing his memoirs?

4. Why did Zeno seem pleased about Teresina's rejection of him?

5. What did Dr. S. say to Zeno when he ran into him by chance in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 5, was Zeno still in love with Ada?

7. What effect did World War I have on Zeno's business ability?

8. How does Zeno describe his home life with Augusta?

9. How did Zeno attempt to train the dog Guido brought to the office? Why?

10. Why did Zeno flirt with Teresina?

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