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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 James Taggart demonstrate his disdain for money?
2. John Galt is strapped naked to a table with electrodes attached to various parts of his body. What does that symbolize?
3. When Kellogg gives Dagny a cigarette marked with the $ sign, why does he give her an entire pack of the cigarettes?
4. Why does the siege represent a "Concerto of Deliverance"?
5. How does Rand make it clear that Eddie's mysterious cafeteria friend is the illusive John Galt?
Short Essay Questions
1. As the Cuffy Meigs of the world gain control and the country is rapidly deteriorating, how does James Taggart view his personal situation?
2. 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.
3. What happens in the valley that indicates that Dagny is not yet ready to drop out and join everyone there?
4. After her plane crash, Dagny wakes up in the valley that Rand compares to Atlantis, a lost continent. What does she then realize?
5. Describe how differently Dagny and Cherryl work to get out of an unacceptable situation.
6. Eddie Willers is left alone with the last train broken down in the desert. How does Rand portray the result of the communist rule?
7. Discuss the events as Stadler finds them at Project X.
8. Dagny sees the wheels of her railroad cars as being symbolic of something she and Hank continue to fight for. Explain.
9. As the world economy crumbles, describe the condition of Hank's family.
10. After her return, Dagny is invited to speak on national radio. Describe her appearance on the show.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pretend you are a book reviewer for your local paper. Write a short review of ATLAS SHRUGGED saying why you would or would not recommend it.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on Project X and compare it to WMDs today.
Essay Topic 3
Write a paper contrasting Eddie's and Dagny's feelings about Francisco. Eddie says, "He makes me feel safe." Dagny says, "He makes me expect excitement and danger."
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