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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. About what does Nathan give Stingo a hard time?

2. Who does Stingo watch from his apartment?

3. To what later comedian does the older narrator compare Nathan?

4. What kind of announcement does Nathan plan to make the night they meet in the bar?

5. What does Stingo wonder about the the violence he has witnessed between Nathan and Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator Stingo write of Leslie Lapidus?

2. Describe Stingo's thoughts on Senator Theodore Gilmore Bilbo and why he was thinking of him.

3. What does Stingo think about Sophie's assertion that they will all be good friends?

4. One night in the Maple Court Stingo and Sophie are waiting for Nathan. Sophie is dressed differently than usual. How is she dressed and why is she dressed that way?

5. How does Farrell feel about Stingo and what does he say to Stingo about his job and his life?

6. Why does Stingo's father write him about an inheritance and what does he say?

7. What happens between Stingo and Sophie after she and Nathan fight?

8. Describe Stingo getting ready for his date with Leslie.

9. What happens in the bar when Nathan shows up the night Sophie is dressed for Nathan's big announcement?

10. Describe Nathan's criticism of Stingo's southern origins. To what does he compare Stingo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Farrell represent to Stingo? What do you thinnk Stingo learned from Farrell that might make it a pivotal relationship in Stingo's life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Nazi program Lebensborn. Why do you think this program existed?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Nathan's attitude towards women. Describe Stingo's attitude towards women. How are the two similar? How do they differ?

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