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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. Which of the following was one of the physical features Zeno liked about his fiance?

2. A doctor asked Zeno's father to return for a follow-up visit after a few weeks. Why didn't his father go back to the doctor?

3. At what time of day does Zeno say his father died?

4. How much time does Zeno say he spent with his father before his death?

5. What condition did Zeno think his father had?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Zeno marry Augusta?

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

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

6. How did Zeno escape from the sanatorium?

7. Did Zeno's father regain consciousness and return to normal before he died?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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