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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. Using which words does Zeno describe Giovanna?

2. Who discovered that Zeno's father was having health distress?

3. What did Alberta say she wanted to do with her life?

4. What does Zeno describe as his second trouble?

5. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?

3. What did Zeno say to Maria when she initially cried over his father's condition?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Zeno say his future father-in-law treated him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zeno has a love/hate relationship with smoking. Examine the nature of a love/hate relationship.

1) Why would someone do something he hated?

2) What sort of gratification would a person get from engaging in activity that he both loved and hated?

3) How is it possible to love and hate something at the same time?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Zeno's desire to be liked.

1) Why is it important to Zeno that others like him even if he doesn't really like them?

2) How does Zeno attempt to make people like him?

3) Does anyone genuinely like Zeno for whom he is and in spite of his flaws?

4) Does Zeno like himself?

Essay Topic 3

Zeno seems to use his addiction to smoking as an excuse for various types of troubling behavior. Examine this behavior.

1) Does his smoking really cause his problems?

2) Does he enjoy having an excuse not to excel?

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