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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hank Rearden finally do with his family?
(a) He divorces Lillian and cuts the family off from any financial support from him.
(b) He gives Phillip a job and leaves Rearden Metal.
(c) He makes a settlement with them that will keep them in style for life.
(d) He threatens to kill them all if they don't leave him alone.

2. What is the coincidence of Dagny stopping the conductor from throwing a vagrant off the train she is taking to see Quentin Daniels?
(a) He knew how to operate a train.
(b) He turned out to be John Galt.
(c) The man, Jeff Allen, once worked at Twentieth Century Motors.
(d) He could finish the work Quentin Daniels had started.

3. What is Hank's reaction when he discovers Francisco in Dagny's apartment?
(a) He is happy because he loves both of them.
(b) He is afraid that Francisco will discover their affair.
(c) He thinks Francisco is the destroyer.
(d) He slaps Francisco.

4. Why does the siege represent a "Concerto of Deliverance"?
(a) After this, Rearden will regain control of his business.
(b) It marks the final movement when Francisco can tell everyting to Hank Rearden.
(c) It suggest the theme of delivering Rearden Steel to the workers.
(d) It marks Hanks deliverance from Lillian and Phillip.

5. John Galt is strapped naked to a table with electrodes attached to various parts of his body. What does that symbolize?
(a) The ultimate victory of the state
(b) The impotence of the state and the power of the individual
(c) The power of the state and the vulnerability of the individual
(d) The inadequacies of John Galt's beliefs

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rand use the history of Twentieth Century Motors to define communism?

2. What crisis brings Rearden before the Unification Board?

3. When the east bound Comet stalls in the desert, how are the passengers taken away?

4. After Francisco leaves her apartment, what does Dagny finally admit to Rearden?

5. In the former hotel suite of Francisco d'Anconia, what is the subtle meaning of that location when Rearden meets Mouch and the "Washington boys"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Eddie Willers is left alone with the last train broken down in the desert. How does Rand portray the result of the communist rule?

2. How does Dr. Ferris get Hank Rearden to sign over Rearden Metal to the government?

3. What happens in the valley that indicates that Dagny is not yet ready to drop out and join everyone there?

4. Discuss Francisco's parting message to the world before he, too, disappears.

5. After her return, Dagny is invited to speak on national radio. Describe her appearance on the show.

6. As the Cuffy Meigs of the world gain control and the country is rapidly deteriorating, how does James Taggart view his personal situation?

7. Describe the meeting between John Galt and Dr. Stadler.

8. Discuss the events as Stadler finds them at Project X.

9. What happens when Washington politician Kip Chalmers insists that the stalled Comet go on through a dangerous tunnel because he has a speaking appointment in San Francisco.

10. What dramatic change takes place in the character of Cherryl Taggart? Explain.

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