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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 does Zeno say Augusta changed his home?

2. Why did the doctor say Zeno adopted smoking as his vice?

3. What disease was Ada diagnosed with?

4. Where did Copler get the money to provide for Carla's support?

5. Who asked Zeno to join him in business?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Zeno think his business relationship with Guido might help Augusta?

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

5. How did Zeno feel about cheating on Augusta?

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

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

8. According to Dr. S, what was Zeno's main problem? How did Dr. S determine Zeno's main problem?

9. Why did Zeno seem pleased about Teresina's rejection of him?

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 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 2

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 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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