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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. Why did the doctor say Zeno adopted smoking as his vice?
(a) To draw attention to himself.
(b) His low self-esteem.
(c) To compete with his father.
(d) To punish himself.

2. In Chapter 6, why did Zeno leave the doctor's office smoking like a Turk?
(a) To prove the doctor wrong.
(b) To try the doctor's experiment.
(c) To re-educate himself.
(d) To defy the doctor.

3. Why didn't Guido want an office near the warehouse?
(a) He didn't want his wife to drop by.
(b) He said they were too close to home.
(c) He said they were too expensive.
(d) He said they smelled badly.

4. What did Carla do with the first envelope of money Zeno offered her?
(a) She took it reluctantly.
(b) She gave it to her maid.
(c) She took it happily.
(d) She refused it.

5. With whom does Zeno say he returned to Trieste after being separated from his family?
(a) Carla.
(b) A new mistress.
(c) Carmen.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change did Zeno and Augusta disagree about?

2. After Zeno describes a particular dream to the doctor, the doctor says Zeno is cured. What was Zeno in the dream?

3. With whom did Carla live?

4. How did Zeno attempt to fool the doctor?

5. What did Zeno worry that Carla would want from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Carla break off the affair with Zeno?

2. Why does Zeno say he began to make up dreams to report to the doctor?

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

4. How does Zeno describe his feelings for Ada after his marriage?

5. What kind of businessman did Guido turn out to be?

6. Was Carmen well qualified for the job Guido hired her to do?

7. What was the state of Zeno's marriage after his affair with Carla ended?

8. How does Zeno say he felt after learning that he did not have diabetes?

9. How did Zeno think his business relationship with Guido might help Augusta?

10. Why did Zeno visit Dr. Paoli?

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