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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 did Zeno initially feel about sleeping with Carla?

2. What kind of businessman was Guido?

3. How did Zeno feel about diabetes when he thought he'd be diagnosed with it?

4. How did Ada's illness make Augusta's family act towards Zeno?

5. What did Zeno tell the doctor when he returned to see him the next day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Carla break off the affair with Zeno?

3. In Chapter 5, was Zeno still in love with Ada?

4. How does Zeno describe his feelings for Ada after his marriage?

5. How and why did Zeno meet Carla?

6. What did Zeno initially think of Carla's speaking voice and singing talent?

7. Did Zeno want to go into business with Guido?

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

9. Why does Zeno say he began to make up dreams to report to the doctor?

10. What kind of businessman did Guido turn out to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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