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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie notice about Nathan's eyes when he's screaming at her?

2. What does Sophie tell Stingo about how her life before the war was?

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

4. Where do Stingo, Nathan and Sophie hang out to escape the summer heat?

5. Why does Stingo describe Höss' background?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Stingo's father write him about an inheritance and what does he say?

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

7. What types of behavior did Stingo indulge in that his new boss at McGraw-Hill hated?

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

9. Describe the scene between Stingo and Leslie at her house.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Nazi program Lebensborn. Why do you think this program existed?

Essay Topic 2

Stingo said no people, including Germans, should be condemned as a group. What do you think he meant by this statement? Do you agree with it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Given Nathan's abusive behavior towards Sophie, why do you think she stays with him? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

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