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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Zeno describes a particular dream to the doctor, the doctor says Zeno is cured. What was Zeno in the dream?
(a) A woman.
(b) Guido.
(c) His father.
(d) A baby.

2. Who was Enrico Copler?
(a) Zeno's sick friend.
(b) Augusta's love interest.
(c) Zeno's rival.
(d) Zeno's accountant.

3. What did the doctor say about the effect of cigarette smoking on Zeno?
(a) It was poisoning his blood.
(b) It was an excuse for wrong doing.
(c) It was damaging his lungs.
(d) It did not hurt him at all.

4. Why did Zeno tell Augusta about Carla?
(a) To maintain his innocence.
(b) To gain her trust.
(c) To make her jealous.
(d) To trick her.

5. How many months did Zeno spend away from the office in Chapter 5?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

6. What was Carla's financial status?
(a) She was very wealthy.
(b) She had a small trust fund.
(c) She was of little means.
(d) She was an up and coming business person.

7. What does Zeno do about smoking after ending his psychoanalysis sessions?
(a) He entices his wife to take up the habit with him.
(b) He decides to cut back on smoking instead of quitting.
(c) He gives it up forever.
(d) He resumes making resolutions about smoking.

8. How does Zeno say Augusta changed his home?
(a) She made it warmer and more comfortable.
(b) She chose unappealing furnishings.
(c) She added too many feminine touches.
(d) She removed all of his favorite things.

9. How did Zeno attempt to fool the doctor?
(a) By pretending he'd dreamed of sucking on a woman's left foot.
(b) By pretending he'd dreamed of Augusta.
(c) By pretending he'd dreamed of killing his father.
(d) By pretending he'd dreamed of Carla.

10. What disease was Ada diagnosed with?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Morbus Basedow.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Depression.

11. What does Zeno say made him work so energetically for Guido?
(a) He wanted to prove his worth to Ada.
(b) His need for money.
(c) His gratitude.
(d) He wanted to take over Guido's business.

12. Why does Zeno say Catina called him a little Jew?
(a) The way he looked.
(b) He refused to lend his brother his spoon.
(c) He refused to give her money.
(d) She disliked Jews.

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

14. From which of the following people did the doctor solicit information about Guido: Carmen, Augusta, or Luciano?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Luciano.
(c) Carmen.
(d) None of them.

15. How did Zeno feel about the doctor's diagnosis?
(a) Confusion and guilt.
(b) Relief.
(c) Disbelief and amusement.
(d) Anger and resentment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ada visit the office unexpectedly?

2. Why did Zeno miss Guido's funeral?

3. What change did Zeno and Augusta disagree about?

4. Where did Copler get the money to provide for Carla's support?

5. How did Zeno feel about diabetes when he thought he'd be diagnosed with it?

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