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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's happening the first time Stingo sees Sophie?
(a) they are both doing laundry
(b) Sophie is slapping Nathan
(c) Sophie is pushing a baby stroller
(d) Nathan is screaming at her in the hallway

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

3. Where are Leslie's parents going the night Stingo meets them?
(a) to Europe for the summer
(b) no where
(c) to dinner with a friend
(d) out of the house for the weekend

4. What does Nathan do for Sophie on the night they meet?
(a) proposes marriage
(b) cooks her an iron concentrated dinner
(c) gets her a job
(d) beats her

5. How does Stingo see Nathan?
(a) Stingo overlooks his meanness
(b) Stingo looks to him as a father figure
(c) Stingo thinks he's perfect for Sophie
(d) Stingo thinks he should be arrested

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Sophie with her health problems after she met Nathan?

2. When did the Nazi soldiers enter Cracow?

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

4. What did Morris see the morning Stingo goes with them for a day out?

5. Who is Theodore Gilmore Bilbo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Stingo getting ready for his date with Leslie.

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

3. Describe what Sophie says about her early days in Poland.

4. What does Nathan do when he returns to Sophie's after meeting at the library.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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