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

3. Howard realizes he exists for whom or what?

4. Howard sees Peter as which of the following?

5. What is the name of the project Howard blows up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Howard in The Fountainhead. Then describe the adversity he faces. Are his conflicts trivial or real? Is Howard concerned with doing the right thing, or with being right?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of capitalism in the societies that Rand describes. Discuss the diction Rand uses to describe capitalism.

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