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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preamble and Chapter 1, Smoke.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zeno say that he did after making a resolution to stop smoking?
(a) Threw his cigarettes away.
(b) Hid his cigarettes.
(c) Celebrated with a glass of wine.
(d) Smoked one last cigarette.

2. How many cigarettes did Zeno take to the sanatorium?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

3. How did Zeno and Giovanna pass their time together?
(a) They talked and shared a bottle of wine.
(b) They argued most of the time.
(c) They ignored each other.
(d) They had a physical fight.

4. How does Zeno always try to quit smoking?
(a) He stops buying cigarettes.
(b) He makes resolutions.
(c) He hides his cigarettes.
(d) He throws all of his cigarettes into the trash.

5. How does Zeno describe the importance of cigarettes that are not a person's last?
(a) Satisfying.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Mundane.
(d) An assertion of freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?

2. How did Zeno escape the sanatorium?

3. How old does Zeno say he was when he discovered that he hated the way cigarettes tasted and the way they made him feel?

4. How does Zeno say he felt after a session of childhood smoking?

5. What does Zeno describe as his second trouble?

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