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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 is the irony of Dr. Robert Stadler's death?
2. What will be the only way Dagny can return to the valley?
3. when Dagny comes to after her plane crashes in the Colorado mountains, who is the first person she sees?
4. What is Rand's symbol of the ultimate destruction of socialism?
5. What was John Galt's connection to Twentieth Century Motors?
Short Essay Questions
1. What dramatic change takes place in the character of Cherryl Taggart? Explain.
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. Dagny sees the wheels of her railroad cars as being symbolic of something she and Hank continue to fight for. Explain.
4. Describe the invitation John Galt gives before he leaves the air.
5. When Francisco comes to visit Dagny in the cabin near Woodstock, what idea does she have about the disappearance of so many business people?
6. What kind of assurance does Francisco try to give Dagny when he visits her in her apartment?
7. How does Dr. Ferris get Hank Rearden to sign over Rearden Metal to the government?
8. Describe the meeting between John Galt and Dr. Stadler.
9. Describe the revelation Dagny gets from the vagrant worker she invited to dinner on the train.
10. Eddie Willers is left alone with the last train broken down in the desert. How does Rand portray the result of the communist rule?
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 a few pages, define the manufacture of Rearden Metal and why Taggart, Boye, and Mouch were so afraid of it.
Essay Topic 3
In a short essay explain how Francisco goes about portraying himself as a worthless playboy. Use specific examples.
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