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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the sounds in question # 19 stop, what does Stingo hear?
(a) screaming of kids outside
(b) banging on his door
(c) a man's dominant yells, and feminine, submissive murmurs
(d) a dog barking constantly

2. What religion was Sophie when young?
(a) Anglican
(b) Jewish
(c) strictly Catholic
(d) Luthern

3. How did Nathan view Stingo as far as Sophie went?
(a) as a guardian to whom he could entrust Sophie
(b) as a close cousin
(c) with extreme jealousy
(d) as a little brother

4. Where were Sophie's father and husband taken?
(a) to Sachsenhausen
(b) to Russia
(c) to Warsaw
(d) to Berlin

5. How did Sophie feel Dr. Blackstock's treatments were doing?
(a) they were doing her much good
(b) she didn't receive any treatments
(c) they were helping but not harming
(d) they made her health worse

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stingo feel when Nathan asks to read his writing?

2. What kind of announcement does Nathan plan to make the night they meet in the bar?

3. What is Stingo's goal in life?

4. What does Nathan do for Sophie on the night they meet?

5. Where are Leslie's parents going the night Stingo meets them?

Short Essay Questions

1. One night in the Maple Court Stingo and Sophie are waiting for Nathan. Sophie is dressed differently than usual. How is she dressed and why is she dressed that way?

2. Describe some of Stingo's thoughts about Nathan as they relax in the bar in Chapter 8.

3. Describe Stingo's thoughts on Senator Theodore Gilmore Bilbo and why he was thinking of him.

4. Describe Sophie's time in Sweden after she was liberated from the concentration camp.

5. What happened to Sophie immediately following her molestation on the subway?

6. What does Stingo think about Sophie's assertion that they will all be good friends?

7. What is Leslie's house and her parents like, according to Stingo and how do they differ than what he pictured?

8. When Stingo sees Yetta yelling at Moishe what goes through his mind about Jews?

9. How does Farrell feel about Stingo and what does he say to Stingo about his job and his life?

10. Describe Nathan's criticism of Stingo's southern origins. To what does he compare Stingo?

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