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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. Why does Stingo think Leslie is going to have sex with him on their date?
(a) Nathan told him she will
(b) Sophie has told him she will
(c) she has told him she will
(d) her strongly suggestive conversation

2. What happened to Sophie's father and husband?
(a) they escaped and went to America
(b) they toiled in a munitions factory
(c) they were gunned down
(d) they were held prisoner for the entire war

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

4. Stingo falls asleep on the ride to Coney Island he has dreams. How does he feel when he awakens?
(a) rested and ready to have fun
(b) confused
(c) a desperate urge to flee the situation
(d) frightened

5. What did Stingo receive from his dad after he lost his job?
(a) 100 dollars
(b) 5oo dollars
(c) 50 dollars
(d) 1000 dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stingo's Jewish friends seem to him as a child?

2. What kind of drink do Leslie's parents serve Stingo?

3. Why is Madame Bovary Nathan's favorite book?

4. Where were Sophie's father and husband taken?

5. From where had Sophie been released right before she met Nathan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the three friends walking the street on the way to Coney Island and how Stingo feels about it.

5. Is Stingo tempted by his father's offer and why won't he take it?

6. Describe Nathan's and Sophies argument before Stingo, Sophie and Nathan went to Coney Island.

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

8. What happened the day the day the Nazis came to the university? How did Sophie know?

9. Describe Stingo's first morning at the boarding house in relation to his writing.

10. What does Sophie tell Nathan the first night they met about her background in the camp?

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