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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 hides his cigarettes.
(b) He makes resolutions.
(c) He stops buying cigarettes.
(d) He throws all of his cigarettes into the trash.

2. Who discovered that Zeno's father was having health distress?
(a) Olivi.
(b) Zeno,
(c) Dr. Muli
(d) Maria.

3. How long did Zeno listen to his friend's lecture about the Greeks and the Hebrews?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) One hour.
(d) Three hours.

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

5. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Like freedom.
(c) Heady.
(d) More poignant than others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Using which words does Zeno describe Giovanna?

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

3. According to Zeno's estimation, how old was his father's doctor?

4. Whom does Zeno say died soon after he was married?

5. Where was Zeno when his father died?

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