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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. Unable to get work as an architect, what does Roark do to earn a living?
2. What is Lois Cook's criteria for her new house?
3. How does Dominique react when Toohey accuses her of being in love with Roark?
4. Who actually does the designs for Francon and Heyer?
5. What event in Toohey's childhood marks the beginning of his conflict with the bright and the beautiful?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Snyte's idea of building by committee underscores the failure to deliver what the client wants.
2. Discuss Roark's idea that architectural form should follow function.
3. Discuss Dominique's idea that beautiful things should not exist in the real world.
4. Contrast the difference between Roark and Peter as they attend Kiki Holcombe's party.
5. 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?
6. What is meant by the description of the Stoddard temple as being "like a corpse hacked to pieces and reassembled?"
7. In what way does Mrs. Keating represent all the obstacles Roark will have to face to be true to himself?
8. Discuss the irony of Peter going to Roark for help with his Cosmo-Slotnik competition design.
9. As Cameron becomes ill and gives up, Roark continues to think for himself. At the same time, Ellsworth Toohey is gaining a larger following for his idea of collectivity versus individualism. How does this foreshadow the struggles that Roark will face?
10. Discuss the idea of "ownership" in the relationship between Dominique and Roark.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In chapter 9, Toohey is described in the university as the student all others turned to for advice. Rand writes that "people noticed Ellsworth Toohey seldom let a boy pursue the career he had chosen." Write an essay on why Toohey was compelled to guide students away from their aspirations.
Essay Topic 2
Kiki Holcombe is a follower, but not like the people Ellsworth Toohey controls. Kiki is shallow and only interested in social status. Write an essay expressing your feelings about social climbing and insincerity.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that explains the fall of Peter Keating and the reasons for that fall.
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