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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dürrfeld feel about Sophie?
(a) he was attracted to her
(b) he hated her
(c) he thought her childish
(d) he was indifferent to her

2. What music did Sophie often hear while working for Hoss?
(a) a Haydn symphony
(b) Bach's Cannon
(c) The Everly Brothers
(d) Wagner's opera

3. Why did Sophie believe her son might be saved?
(a) Jan was no longer in the Children's Camp
(b) Hoss told her he'd adopt him
(c) his father came to get him
(d) she saw a picture in the newspaper that looked like him

4. Stingo falls asleep on the beach. What does Sophie do?
(a) swims far out to drown
(b) finishes the bottle of whiskey
(c) walks the beach
(d) takes a bus home

5. At the camp, who was Bronek?
(a) Hoss' son
(b) the housekeeper at Hoss'
(c) a member of the resistance group
(d) a prison guard

6. How has Stingo reacted to Sophie's story about her son?
(a) he's excited
(b) he's going to join the army
(c) he's not sure he believes it
(d) he feels like he won't be able to sleep

7. What was Sophie comforting Dr. Blackstock?
(a) his son died
(b) he lost his wife in Germany
(c) his wife was killed
(d) his daugther was killed by a mugger

8. Why does Sophie give Hoss pills?
(a) he is hit with a migraine
(b) she's trying to poison him
(c) she's trying to get him high
(d) he has asked her to keep them hidden for him

9. What does Sophie tell Hoss about her being at the camp?
(a) she was sent there by mistake
(b) that she was a spy for the SS
(c) that she was German and she shouldn't be there
(d) that her husband was German and she shouldn't be there

10. What does Nathan rave about in the motel in Connecticut?
(a) that the Jews are treated unfairly
(b) that he and Sophie must die
(c) that Germany should be destroyed completely
(d) that Sophie is a Nazi

11. Why is Stingo interested in writing about Sophie?
(a) he thought it a fitting memorial
(b) he wanted to prove Sophie's worth to Nathan
(c) he was still in love with her
(d) she was a victim, but that she had also been an accessory

12. Where is Stingo at the end of the book?
(a) at home with his father
(b) in Virginia
(c) on a sunny beach
(d) in Germany

13. How did Wanda feel about Sophie being transferred to Hoss's office?
(a) she was jealous
(b) she was angry
(c) she thought it an opportunity
(d) she was indifferent

14. Why is Nat Turner famous?
(a) he shot Thomas Jefferson
(b) he was governor of Georgia
(c) he led a slave revolt
(d) he led the underground railroad

15. Hoss called Sophie to a window to show her what?
(a) his wife serving a picnic
(b) her son
(c) his daughters at play
(d) his prized Arabian stallion

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sophie feel about herself?

2. What effect did Sophie's father's pamphlet have on his life?

3. What does the doctor at Auschwitz tell Sophie about her children?

4. Where does Sophie try to steal a radio?

5. Who does Wanda tell Sophie to look for in Hoss's household?

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