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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened on the subway that made Sophie think about suicide?
(a) she was molested
(b) she was robbed
(c) she was screamed at
(d) she dreamt of her husband

2. Where did her parents work?
(a) her father was a doctor, her mother a nurse
(b) they were both professors at the university
(c) they worked in a shoe factory
(d) her father was in governemnt, her mother a housewife

3. Where is Stingo originally from?
(a) Texas
(b) Arizona
(c) southern United States
(d) the midwest

4. In Chapter 3, Stingo does not yet know Sophie or Nathan well, but they wake him in the morning and ask him what?
(a) if he knew how to speak German
(b) to join them on an outing to Coney Island
(c) if he was a Jew
(d) if their noise disturbed him

5. What is Stingo's goal in life?
(a) to be a bank president
(b) to own McGraw-Hill
(c) to be a stockbroker
(d) to become a writer

Short Answer Questions

1. What's the first thing Stingo did with the money?

2. What religion was Sophie when young?

3. Who did she meet in the library after she fainted?

4. How does Farrell handle a life he hates?

5. How does Stingo respond to the Weasel's request?

(see the answer key)

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