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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. When a reporter asks Dagny, "Who is John Galt?" what is her answer?
2. What is Mouch's new job after he resigns as Rearden's Washington lobbyist?
3. What sarcastic comment does Dagny make to James Taggart and Wesley Mouch?
4. What does Dagny notice before leaving Dannager's office?
5. Who is almost single handedly responsible for opening up trade in Colorado?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the idea of "motive" so important in the novel? Explain in detail.
2. Describe how the chain is viewed by Henry Rearden, Lillian Rearden, and Dagny Taggart. Explain its significance to the story.
3. At his trial, Hank Rearden refuses to give the government the "sanction of the victim." Explain what he means.
4. When Cherryl confronts Dagny and says that she is now Mrs. Taggart, the woman of the family, Dagny replies, "That's quite all right. I'm the man." Explain what she means by that comment.
5. How does the Twentieth Century Motor Company demonstrate the results of the communistic idea of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need"?
6. Describe the meaning and the purpose of "white blackmail."
7. Explain the conflict within Francisco when he discovers that Rearden had ordered copper from his mines in Argentina.
8. Discuss the different views from "the top" and "the bottom."
9. Francisco engineers a huge financial fraud on the Mexican government and greedy shareholders like James Taggart and Orren Boyle. Then he asks Dagny, "Who is John Galt?" How does Rand use his character to build suspense?
10. What is the significance of "the best hamburger" Dagny has ever tasted when she goes to the diner in Wyoming?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a short paper about what Francisco left behind in Mexico. Why did he pay top dollar for inferior materials?
Essay Topic 2
In the mid 1950ds when ATLAS SHRUGGED was first published, things like refractor rays, light weight steel alloys, and sonic destroyers were fantastic. Write a few pages about how Rand's imagination may be nearer to the truth today.
Essay Topic 3
Write a short skit between Dagny and James after he learns about the junk on the line going down to Mexico.
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