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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zeno describe his past troubles with women?
(a) They didn't like him.
(b) He desired all of them.
(c) He was shy around them.
(d) He didn't like them.

2. What was the name of the doctor who cared for Zeno's father until his death?
(a) Dr. Canestrini.
(b) Dr. Muli.
(c) Doctor Alba.
(d) Dr. Coprosich.

3. What idea did Zeno's wife have for helping him to quit smoking?
(a) She offered to hide his cigarettes.
(b) She suggested a nicotine pill.
(c) She suggested that he go into a sanatorium.
(d) She suggested that he gradually cut back on his cigarette smoking.

4. What was Zeno's nickname for his father when he was in college?
(a) Old Iron Fist.
(b) Old Goat.
(c) Old Silva Free Fist.
(d) Tight Wad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?

2. Whom did Zeno ask to marry him next when Ada refused?

3. How did Zeno and Giovanna pass their time together?

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

5. What doubt does Zeno say may have bound him to his vice?

(see the answer key)

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