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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. In Chapter 5, how does Zeno say Guido seemed to him?

2. Why did Carla end the affair with Zeno?

3. How does Zeno say he found solitude in Chapter 6?

4. What did Zeno worry that Carla would want from him?

5. Who was the fourth addition to the office Zeno shared with Guido?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Zeno visit Dr. Paoli?

3. What did Zeno write about his truthfulness in writing his memoirs?

4. Why did Zeno become dissatisfied with psychoanalysis?

5. Why did Ada go to the sanatorium?

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

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

8. What did Dr. S. say to Zeno when he ran into him by chance in Chapter 6?

9. How did Carla get money for her daily needs?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the way Zeno feels about his father before he learns that he is dying with the way he feels about him once he learns that he is ill, and there's no hope.

Essay Topic 2

From Chapter 1, respond to Zeno's assertion that you can only maintain the noble attitude you struck by making a resolution by actually breaking and renewing the resolution.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Zeno's frequent lies and made up stories.

1) Why does Zeno make up lies to entertain others?

2) Do the lies entertain him as well?

3) How do the lies make him feel?

4) Do his made-up stories achieve the effect he desires?

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