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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Fountainhead, the root of everything despicable is the absence of what quality?

2. In The Fountainhead, the act of collecting which emotion is deemed private?

3. Howard says that creators need to possess which quality?

4. Howard says that what type of person is always persecuted?

5. Howard blows up his project as an act of which of the following?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does money play in each story? Does Rand defend money?

Essay Topic 2

What evidence of Rand's personal views can the reader see in the text? Does this make the book part non-fiction? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Rand's use of titles. What effect do the titles have on the reader? How do the titles correspond to the stories? How do the titles influence the way the reader approaches the text?

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