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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 always try to quit smoking?
(a) He throws all of his cigarettes into the trash.
(b) He makes resolutions.
(c) He hides his cigarettes.
(d) He stops buying cigarettes.

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

3. Whom does Zeno say was left to guard him in the sanatorium?
(a) Olivi.
(b) Giovanna.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Marla.

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

5. Who was Dr. Muli?
(a) The doctor with the electrical shock device.
(b) A doctor who treated people for love addiction.
(c) The doctor who treated Zeno's chronic sore throat.
(d) A doctor who opened a sanatorium in Trieste.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?

2. What was Guido teaching the family when Zeno professed his love for Ada?

3. Why does Zeno say he visited a doctor who used electricity to cure diseases?

4. On the day of his wedding, who arrived and stimulated Zeno to leave and go to the ceremony?

5. Why did Zeno become agitated in the sanatorium?

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