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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 say he felt after a session of childhood smoking?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Exhilarated.
(c) Older.
(d) Sick.

2. What was Guido teaching the family when Zeno professed his love for Ada?
(a) Charades.
(b) Table turning.
(c) Fortune telling.
(d) Card tricks.

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?
(a) He said the doctor's fees were astronomical.
(b) He said doctors and grave diggers were equally odious.
(c) He believed the doctor was incompetent.
(d) He felt better.

4. What effect did Zeno think his marriage had on him at first?
(a) He felt it dampened his passions.
(b) He believed it stifled his creative energy.
(c) He believed it made his cigarette cravings more intense.
(d) He thought it put him on the road to perfect health.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What condition did Zeno think his father had?

4. How did Zeno feel about his future wife during his engagement?

5. To what does Zeno usually attribute many of his shortcomings?

(see the answer key)

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