2. What makes the narrator want the widow even more?
(a) He gets a letter from a family member.
(b) He reads a love story.
(c) He learns to mine.
(d) He has a brush with death.

3. What does Zorba tell the narrator he should have done before going to bed the night before in chapter 4?
(a) He says the narrator should have told Dame Hortense how beautiful she is.
(b) He tells him he should have cleaned the house.
(c) Zorba tells him that he should have meditated.
(d) He tells the narrator that he should have made some work notes for the following day.

4. With what does the narrator begin to equate Buddha?
(a) The onset of true peace.
(b) Successful mining operations.
(c) The Void and the end of civilization.
(d) A new, evolved civilization.

5. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?
(a) The two argued rather than expressing love.
(b) He thinks his friend hates him.
(c) He thinks his friend will find a new best friend.
(d) The two got into a fist fight before his friend left.

6. Zorba tells the narrator stories about the island. What kind of events does he describe?
(a) Wars and revolutions.
(b) Feasts and birthdays.
(c) Rape and thievery.
(d) Carnivals and circuses.

7. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?
(a) Cook a delicious soup.
(b) Never die.
(c) Never leave Crete.
(d) Play a musical instrument when happy.

8. What does Zorba indicate would be the worst thing the narrator could do to Anagnosti?
(a) Leave his celebration.
(b) Hire him at the mine.
(c) Kill his children.
(d) Cast down his religion.

9. How does Zorba live his life?
(a) He lives like every day is his last.
(b) He trusts that other people will show him how to live.
(c) He moves about suspecting that everyone wants to hurt him.
(d) He reads books that instruct him how to live.

10. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?
(a) He grows interested in philosophy.
(b) He falls in love with a woman.
(c) He loses his job at the mine.
(d) A priest crosses his path.

11. Who is the second person to offer the narrator and Zorba lodging in Crete?
(a) The village elder.
(b) The pharmacist.
(c) The monks.
(d) The local baker.

12. Where is the narrator sitting and thinking at the beginning of the story?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At work.
(c) In a bar.
(d) In his bedroom.

13. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?
(a) Toe.
(b) Finger.
(c) Ear.
(d) Arm.

14. How does Zorba treat women for the most part?
(a) He acts as a servant to them.
(b) He is mostly very kind.
(c) He belittles them in public.
(d) He is physically abusive.

15. What happens at the celebration in Chapter 5?
(a) The eating of elaborate cakes.
(b) The slaughter of sheep.
(c) Several marriage ceremonies.
(d) The castration of pigs.