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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 does Peter learn from Francon?
2. Although Stoddard wins the lawsuit against Roark, what happens to Dominique?
3. What indicates that John Eric Snyte regretted firing Roark?
4. What spoils Peter's joy at winning the "most beautiful building" contest?
5. What is Roark's attitude after being expelled from school?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Mrs. Keating represent all the obstacles Roark will have to face to be true to himself?
2. Explain why Toohey supports the striking builders and how it fits in with his socialistic ideas.
3. Discuss the irony of Peter going to Roark for help with his Cosmo-Slotnik competition design.
4. Both Dominique and Toohey want to destroy Roark's career. Contrast their reasons for wanting to do so.
5. After being fired from her job, Dominique begins a series of self-punishments. How does Peter Keating come into this picture?
6. Dominique and Roark meet as strangers without names. Like the moth to the flame, Dominique is drawn back again and again to watch Roark at the quarry. Discuss the significance of Roark's domination of Dominique.
7. Discuss how Rand accuses critics of distorting reality when Peter finally meets Toohey.
8. Discuss Dominique's idea that beautiful things should not exist in the real world.
9. Even after Dominique gives testimony that should have swayed the jury, Stoddard wins the lawsuit. Gail Wynand cables the "Banner" to fire Dominique. What is the significance of Dominique's reaction to being fired?
10. What are the similarities and differences between Howard Roark and Steven Mallory?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Peter gives up the art career he really wants after graduation to do what his mother wants him to do. Mallory will even attempt murder in defense of his art. Write an essay about the differences between the two men. Explain which one you like better and why?
Essay Topic 2
Collect a list of similes Rand uses in the novel. For example, in Part 3 Chapter 5, she writes, "[Keating] wondered whether his feet had left footprints on the carpet like the leaded feet of a deep sea diver." Write your opinion of how well you think Rand uses these similes to make the picture she is describing clearer.
Essay Topic 3
In no less than two handwritten pages, identify and explain some of the symbolism Ayn Rand employs in "The Fountainhead."
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