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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 does Zeno say made him work so energetically for Guido?

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

3. Who asked Zeno to join him in business?

4. After Zeno describes a particular dream, the doctor says Zeno is cured. What did the woman in his dream look like?

5. How many months did Zeno spend away from the office in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Zeno flirt with Teresina?

3. What effect did World War I have on Zeno's business ability?

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

5. How and why did Zeno meet Carla?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Compare and contrast the qualities Zeno sees as valuable in a man to Zeno's actual qualities.

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