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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 say Guido felt about women?

2. Who managed Zeno's father's business affairs?

3. According to Zeno, when did his mother die?

4. How does Zeno say he used to decide when to stop smoking?

5. What was the nurse's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Zeno's wife seem to feel about the idea of him going into the sanatorium?

10. How did Zeno escape from the sanatorium?

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

Respond to Zeno's marriage to Augusta after asking two of her other sisters to marry him.

1) Describe the opinion you think each sister would have of him after his proposal.

2) Describe what Alberta and Ada might think of Augusta's chances for a happy marriage.

3) Describe how Augusta might feel marrying a man she loves though she knows he loves her sister.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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