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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. Which sister thought Zeno was mad?

2. What disease did Tullio have?

3. Who was Dr. Muli?

4. How did Zeno act whenever he was with Ada?

5. What doubt does Zeno say may have bound him to his vice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who asked Zeno to write his own autobiography? Why?

2. What two events does Zeno say stopped him from stealing?

3. What did Zeno write about marriage and Mother Nature?

4. Why does the doctor say he published Zeno's memoirs?

5. Did Zeno tell Augusta that he loved her before they were married?

6. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?

7. How did Ada behave towards Zeno while he was intent on falling in love with her?

8. Where does Zeno get his first cigarette, and how does he describe the first cigarettes he ever smoked?

9. Why did Zeno become upset with the doctor who had the electricity machine?

10. At the end of Chapter 3, how did Zeno say he felt about marrying Augusta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Zeno's relationship with Guido.

1) Does he like him or dislike him?

2) Would Zeno be friends with Guido if he wasn't married to Ada?

3) In Chapter 5, why does Ada say Zeno hated Guido? Is she correct?

Essay Topic 3

Zeno seems to think that death washes a person's flaws clean.

1) Give examples from the book that illustrate this thinking?

2) Why does Zeno seem to love some people more when they are dead?

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