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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. According to Zeno, when did his mother die?
(a) When he was 20.
(b) When she was 73.
(c) At the same time as his father.
(d) Before he was 15.

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

3. How did Zeno escape the sanatorium?
(a) He overpowered Dr. Muli.
(b) He overpowered Giovanna.
(c) He stole the key to a door that lead outside.
(d) He tricked Giovanna into giving him cigarettes and leaving the door open.

4. A doctor asked Zeno's father to return for a follow-up visit after a few weeks. Why didn't his father go back to the doctor?
(a) He believed the doctor was incompetent.
(b) He felt better.
(c) He said the doctor's fees were astronomical.
(d) He said doctors and grave diggers were equally odious.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the doctor say when Zeno asked him whether there was any hope?

4. Who managed Zeno's father's business affairs?

5. Once Zeno bought his first pack of cigarettes, how many did he say he smoked at one time?

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