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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 did the doctor say Zeno was lost without?

3. What change did Zeno and Augusta disagree about?

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

5. How did Zeno attempt to fool the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Zeno become dissatisfied with psychoanalysis?

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

3. How did Ada react when Carmen joined the staff in Guido's office?

4. How and why did Zeno meet Carla?

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

6. In Chapter 4, how does Zeno describe his feelings towards his wife?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zeno describes a situation in which his father raised his leg to kick him.

1) How do you think this colored his relationship with his father?

2) Do you think Zeno felt in competition with his father?

3) Is this related to Zeno kicking Guido's dog? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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