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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 time does Sophie wake up after the party?

2. What is the name of Mr. Holstein's son?

3. Why do the Bentwoods not want to live in the Holsteins' neighborhood?

4. Why do the Bentwoods go to the Holsteins' house at the beginning of the book?

5. What did one of Sophie's friends once try to do to Otto?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sophie feel when she and Francis first touch?

2. Why did the Bentwoods never have children?

3. Why is Otto so upset with his business partner at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Sophie talk to Otto about when she wakes him up at 3:00 am?

5. Why did the affair with Francis end?

6. How does Sophie compare Otto and Charlie?

7. Why did Sophie feel so rushed to get home while she is out alone with Charlie?

8. What kind of law case does Otto refuse to take on and why?

9. What does Sophie say about Francis as she falls asleep?

10. How do Sophie and Otto feel about Flo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many different symbols present in this book. What are these symbols? How does their presence alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and fear are two attributes that are seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear? How does the presence of these feelings change the characters who are involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Otto and Charlie are both very dynamic leaders in this book with strong followings. What are the differences in the two styles of leadership? How do these differences affect their characters, their followers, and their role in the plot?

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