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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeno say he realized with horror after giving up treatment?

2. Why does Zeno think Carmen screamed on the boat?

3. Why did Ada visit the office unexpectedly?

4. At first, what did Zeno and Guido spend a great deal of time doing instead of working?

5. What did Zeno think of Carla?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zeno say he began to make up dreams to report to the doctor?

2. What effect did World War I have on Zeno's business ability?

3. According to Dr. S, what was Zeno's main problem? How did Dr. S determine Zeno's main problem?

4. What did Zeno write about his truthfulness in writing his memoirs?

5. Why did Carla break off the affair with Zeno?

6. Why did Zeno visit Dr. Paoli?

7. After Guido's death, what did Ada say about her feelings for him and what did she admit she felt about Augusta's relationship with Zeno?

8. What was the state of Zeno's marriage after his affair with Carla ended?

9. How does Zeno describe his home life with Augusta?

10. How did Ada react when Carmen joined the staff in Guido's office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the qualities Zeno sees as valuable in a man to Zeno's actual qualities.

Essay Topic 2

Zeno describes a situation in which his father raised his leg to kick him.

1) How do you think this colored his relationship with his father?

2) Do you think Zeno felt in competition with his father?

3) Is this related to Zeno kicking Guido's dog? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Zeno's married life with Augusta.

1) Why does he come to love her?

2) What kind of love does it seem Zeno wants from Augusta?

3) Does Zeno's love for Augusta cure him of his lust for women?

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