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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, My Father's Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose idea was it to get the doctor when Zeno's father became ill?
(a) The neighbor's.
(b) Zeno's
(c) Olivi's.
(d) Maria's.

3. What was the nurse's name?
(a) Guido.
(b) Marco.
(c) Carlo.
(d) Acacia.

4. What did Zeno tell his father he was doing with his coat?
(a) Admiring the color.
(b) Looking for loose change.
(c) Brushing it off.
(d) Counting buttons.

5. Who was Dr. Muli?
(a) A doctor who treated people for love addiction.
(b) A doctor who opened a sanatorium in Trieste.
(c) The doctor who treated Zeno's chronic sore throat.
(d) The doctor with the electrical shock device.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zeno say he used to decide when to stop smoking?

2. How does Zeno describe his grief when his mother died?

3. What does Zeno say about the noble attitude one has when he makes a resolution to quit smoking?

4. What did the doctor decide was ailing Zeno?

5. When Zeno became ill with a painful sore throat and a fever, what did he resolve to do?

(see the answer key)

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