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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. Using which words does Zeno describe Giovanna?
(a) Mean and cold.
(b) Competent and no-nonsense.
(c) Shrill and little.
(d) Large and overbearing.

2. What doubt does Zeno say may have bound him to his vice?
(a) Doubt about becoming a strong, perfect man.
(b) Doubt about studying law.
(c) Doubt about working.
(d) Doubt about pursuing science in school.

3. Once Zeno bought his first pack of cigarettes, how many did he say he smoked at one time?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

4. How did Zeno tell his father he viewed religion?
(a) As phenomenon.
(b) As something that has great meaning.
(c) As a lie.
(d) As a fairy tale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked Zeno if he thought death was the end of everything?

2. What was the nurse's name?

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

4. Did Zeno cry immediately when he discovered that his father was ill?

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

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