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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. What happened to Sophie in the library that made her faint?
(a) a man yelled at her who looked like a Nazi
(b) she hadn't drunk enough water that day
(c) it was too hot and she was hungry
(d) she was pregnant

2. Where did Stingo get his nickname?
(a) at prep school in Virginia
(b) when he was in the army
(c) in college, playing football
(d) from his father

3. How does Stingo feel when Nathan asks to read his writing?
(a) he's terrified
(b) he's excited
(c) he's angry
(d) he's flattered

4. Why was his picture there, the answer to question#71?
(a) it was showing pictures of Auschwitz
(b) it was taken moments before he was hung as a war criminal
(c) it announced his arrival in New York
(d) it was showing many of the Nazis

5. Where did Sophie see Hoss's picture one day?
(a) in the newspaper
(b) on a wanted poster
(c) in a magazine
(d) on the internet

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Stingo does not yet know Sophie or Nathan well, but they wake him in the morning and ask him what?

2. How do Leslie's parents appear to Stingo?

3. How does Stingo feel about Sophie after he meets her?

4. What happened on the subway that made Sophie think about suicide?

5. What is Stingo's goal in life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does he do about not knowing anyone in New York, being a young man interested in women? How is that stopped?

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

4. Describe the conversation Stingo and Sophie have in the park when they go for lunch in Chapter 6.

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

6. Describe Stingo's feelings about his job and where he moved from to New York.

7. Why does Commandant Hoss say he had it as difficult as the prisoners?

8. 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?

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

10. What happens between Stingo and Sophie after she and Nathan fight?

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