Confessions of Zeno Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Confessions of Zeno Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 decisive action did Carla take to end her affair with Zeno?

2. What was Carla's financial status?

3. How did Zeno usually treat Augusta during his affair with Carla?

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

5. To what did the doctor attribute Zeno's problems?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. How did Zeno attempt to train the dog Guido brought to the office? Why?

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

7. How did Zeno feel about cheating on Augusta?

8. How and why did Zeno meet Carla?

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

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

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

Zeno has a love/hate relationship with smoking. Examine the nature of a love/hate relationship.

1) Why would someone do something he hated?

2) What sort of gratification would a person get from engaging in activity that he both loved and hated?

3) How is it possible to love and hate something at the same time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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