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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 kind of businessman was Guido?

2. Why does Zeno think Carmen screamed on the boat?

3. Who was the fifth addition to the office Zeno shared with Guido?

4. In Chapter 5, how did Augusta feel after hearing that Zeno had dreamed of Ada?

5. What did Zeno tire of doing on his honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the reasons Zeno went into business with Guido?

2. Why did Ada go to the sanatorium?

3. How did Zeno feel about cheating on Augusta?

4. Was Carmen well qualified for the job Guido hired her to do?

5. How does Zeno describe his home life with Augusta?

6. Why did Zeno flirt with Teresina?

7. How does Zeno say he felt after learning that he did not have diabetes?

8. What excuse did Zeno invent to see Carla for the first time without Copler?

9. What was the state of Zeno's marriage after his affair with Carla ended?

10. After Guido's death, what did Ada say about her feelings for him and what did she admit she felt about Augusta's relationship with Zeno?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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