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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 is Roark's reaction to Peter's request that he design the Cortlandt Homes project for low rent housing?

2. After Dominique returns from Reno, where are she and Wynand married?

3. How does Dominique compare the success of Ike's play with the destruction of Roark's temple?

4. How does Dominique feel about the Wynand building?

5. Why does Wynand go often to the building site where Roark is working?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rand's message about public opinion as Wynand loses control over the "Banner"?

2. Discuss how Roark's Monadnock Valley Resort is in opposition to everything Toohey stands for.

3. Discuss the high price Wynand puts on Peter getting the Stoneridge Homes commission.

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

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

6. When Wynand presents Dominique with a diamond necklace, they have two different takes on where the money came from to pay for it. What were those points of view and what did each one mean?

7. At the end of the novel, Dominique experiences a number of emotions while looking at the Wynand Building. What significance do these moments have to the story?

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

9. Contrast Peter's situation when he goes to get help once again with Roark's willingness to take on the Cortlandt Homes project.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critique of Rand's writing style. How does she choose vocabulary? Are her sentences short or complicated? How does she use adjectives and adverbs to describe a scene or person? Give specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay contrasting the characters of Dominique and Katie. Explain how Dominique represents the Independent thinker and Katie represents the Dependent thinker.

Essay Topic 3

Write two or three pages explaining what parts of Rand's philosophy you agree with and which parts you disagree with. Discuss examples such as her depictions of religion, labor unions, corporate boards of directors, and capitalists like the owners of Monadnock Valley project.

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