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

2. How does Zeno describe his relationship with his father?
(a) They had little in common.
(b) They were very close.
(c) They shared the same taste in cigars.
(d) They couldn't stand each other.

3. ______________was sent to get the doctor when Zeno's father became ill.
(a) The gardener.
(b) Maria.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) Zeno.

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

5. According to Zeno's estimation, how old was his father's doctor?
(a) In his seventies.
(b) Not more than forty.
(c) Not much older than twenty.
(d) In his thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dr. Muli?

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

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

4. What emotions did Zeno feel when he realized his father was close to death thanks to him?

5. How much time does Zeno say he spent with his father before his death?

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