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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 Wynand admit to Roark?

2. Why is the defeat so devastating to Wynand?

3. What legal right does Roark maintain gave him the authority to destroy Cortlandt Homes?

4. What is the sole evidence the prosecution enters against Roark?

5. What causes Wynand to lose respect for integrity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Wynand does not listen to Dominique when she warns him about Toohey.

2. What is the danger in Wynand's new found moral attitude after he comes under the influence of Roark?

3. Discuss the meaning Rand places on the last meeting of Peter and Katie.

4. How does Roark's destruction of Cortland Homes relate to his sense of integrity?

5. How does Wynand exonerate himself and regain his own integrity?

6. How does Rand use the conversation between Wynand and Roark on board the yacht to express her views on socialism?

7. What is the significance of Peter's going once again to Roark when he cannot come up with a design for the Cortlandt Homes project?

8. Roark tells Peter that "it is I who have destroyed you." Explain what he means by that statement.

9. In spite of his socialist tutoring from Toohey, Peter retains some sense of "I." How does Rand use Dominique to illustrate that point?

10. Describe how Gail Wynand's early childhood led to his great cynicism.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In no less than two handwritten pages, discuss the character of Dominique and why Francon thinks he failed her as a father.

Essay Topic 2

The main theme of "The Fountainhead" is the conflict between Individualism and Collectivism. Write a few paragraphs that show how Rand illustrates the opposite points of view.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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