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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zeno describe his grief when his mother died?
(a) Emotionally crippling.
(b) A token to a new and intense life.
(c) Overwhelmingly painful.
(d) Like being a frightened boy all over again.

2. How does Zeno think his father felt about Zeno's future?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Expectant.

3. What emotions did Zeno feel when he realized his father was close to death thanks to him?
(a) Remorse and sorrow.
(b) Relief and guilt.
(c) Confusuon and relief.
(d) Anger and frustration.

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

5. How does Zeno describe his father's death?
(a) Surprisingly peaceful.
(b) An abyss of regret.
(c) An unimaginable catastrophe.
(d) A robber of joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeno describe as his second trouble?

2. Where was Zeno when his father died?

3. How did Zeno escape the sanatorium?

4. What did Zeno's relatives reveal about his father?

5. How many commandments did Giovanni write in Zeno's notebook?

(see the answer key)

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