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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 makes Zeno want to try Dr. Muli's cure?
(a) He grows tired of the electrical treatments.
(b) He wants to please his mother.
(c) He wants his son to find him balanced, and he's worried about Olivi leaving.
(d) He wants to please his father and his wife.

2. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?
(a) He purchased a pack of cigarettes from a store.
(b) He stole it from his father.
(c) His friend Giuseppe gave it to him.
(d) His brother gave it to him.

3. What does Zeno describe as his second trouble?
(a) An addiction to alcohol.
(b) The effort he put into quitting smoking.
(c) A chronic sore throat.
(d) Females.

4. Why did Zeno become agitated in the sanatorium?
(a) He didn't get his last cigarette.
(b) He suspected that he wife was having an affair with Dr. Muli.
(c) He was attracted to the person who was left to guard him.
(d) He had nicotine withdrawal.

5. What idea did Zeno's wife have for helping him to quit smoking?
(a) She suggested a nicotine pill.
(b) She suggested that he go into a sanatorium.
(c) She suggested that he gradually cut back on his cigarette smoking.
(d) She offered to hide his cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Zeno say was left to guard him in the sanatorium?

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

3. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?

4. How does Zeno always try to quit smoking?

5. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?

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