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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 does Zeno describe his grief when his mother died?

2. How did Zeno tell his father he viewed religion?

3. When Zeno became ill with a painful sore throat and a fever, what did he resolve to do?

4. What did Zeno's father do right before he died?

5. What did the doctor say when Zeno asked him whether there was any hope?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Zeno feel he compared to his father?

7. Why does Zeno say it was difficult for him to spend time with his father?

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

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

10. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Respond to Zeno's behavior of marking anniversaries and other events with L.C.

1) Does this make the anniversary or event seem less important?

2) Does it seem that Zeno makes smoking the matter of chief importance in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Zeno's personality, values, and habits with those of his father.

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