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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 does Zeno say one never talks about after getting married?

2. How did Zeno feel about his future wife during his engagement?

3. Which sister loved Zeno?

4. What was the nurse's name?

5. Who asked Zeno if he thought death was the end of everything?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Zeno's father say Zeno was mad?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Zeno seems to think that death washes a person's flaws clean.

1) Give examples from the book that illustrate this thinking?

2) Why does Zeno seem to love some people more when they are dead?

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