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

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard's foe thinks that he can beat men down with which emotion?

2. What struggle is indicated in The Fountainhead?

3. What does Peter Keating seek?

4. Where was Anthem published?

5. What is true of grammar in the society described in Anthem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you consider Howard to be a loyal person? If he is loyal, who does he prove his loyalty to at the end of The Fountainhead?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the role symbolism plays in For the New Intellectual. Specifically focus on one of the stories in the text. What are the characters in this story symbolic of? How does symbolism relate to Rand's whole thesis and to the central conflict of the story?

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