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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 did Zeno shout in his father's ear when he died?

2. How does Zeno describe his past troubles with women?

3. Why is Zeno keeping a journal?

4. Who was Dr. Muli?

5. Why did Zeno go to see Dr. Canestrini?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Zeno want his father to regain consciousness after he fell ill?

2. How did Zeno escape from the sanatorium?

3. How did Zeno behave in the company of Giovanni's daughters?

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

5. Did Zeno's wife feel alarmed about Zeno's addiction to cigarettes?

6. Did Zeno's father regain consciousness and return to normal before he died?

7. What was the last thing Zeno's father did before he died?

8. What does Zeno say he thinks will happen to pain and pleasure after death?

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

10. How did Zeno describe his troubles with women to the doctor who had the electricity machine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

From Chapter 1, respond to Zeno's assertion that you can only maintain the noble attitude you struck by making a resolution by actually breaking and renewing the resolution.

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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