1. How does the writer feel his life would be if he lived as a man of action?
(a) More interesting.
(b) Boring.
(c) More difficult.
(d) Easier.

2. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Normal.
(c) He is different because of it.
(d) Excited.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does the writer say a wall is, to a man of action?
(a) Simply a small obstacle.
(b) A challenge.
(c) A fact of life.
(d) A deterrent.

4. What does the writer think will become of man's will when it is put in mathematical formulas?
(a) There will be more freedom.
(b) Life will become easier.
(c) It is no longer free.
(d) There will be more temptation.

5. The writer describes a man who knew every thing about Chateau-Lafite. How does the writer say this man dies?
(a) With regrets.
(b) Peacefully.
(c) A lonely man.
(d) With a triumphant conscience.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, the writer describes the attitudes men have toward their own illness. What does the writer say about his own and others' attitudes toward their illnesses?

2. What do the writer's colleagues think of him?

3. What effect does the writer's speech about Liza's life have on Liza?

4. How does the writer feel about being with Liza in this section?

5. What is it about the writer's experience with Liza that astonishes him?

(see the answer key)

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