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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. How did Zeno and Giovanna pass their time together?
2. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?
3. How did Augusta react when Zeno accidentally told her he loved Ada?
4. What did Zeno's father do right before he died?
5. On the day of his wedding, who arrived and stimulated Zeno to leave and go to the ceremony?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who asked Zeno to write his own autobiography? Why?
2. How did Zeno feel he compared to his father?
3. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?
4. How did Zeno describe Ada's appearance?
5. How did Ada behave towards Zeno while he was intent on falling in love with her?
6. How does Zeno say his future father-in-law treated him?
7. What does Zeno say he thinks will happen to pain and pleasure after death?
8. At the end of Chapter 3, how did Zeno say he felt about marrying Augusta?
9. How did Zeno describe his troubles with women to the doctor who had the electricity machine?
10. Did Zeno's father regain consciousness and return to normal before he died?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Zeno questions whether he is good in this book.
1) Is Zeno good?
2) What does it mean to be good or bad?
3) Can a person be all good or all bad?
4) Does Zeno ever decide whether he is good or not?
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 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?
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