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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. Where did Stingo's father get the money?

2. How does Farrell handle a life he hates?

3. What does Nathan do that Stingo thinks is funny as they're walking down the street?.

4. What kind of apartment does Stingo have?

5. Who did she meet in the library after she fainted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Tell the story of how Stingo's father got the money he sent.

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator Stingo write of Leslie Lapidus?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Out of all the people in the world, Sophie gets together with Nathan, a man who would abuse her and ultimately kill her, or convince her to suicide. Why do you think Sophie attracted someone like Nathan? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think in Chapter 3, Stingo did a good job of dealing with writer's block? Why or why not? How would you have handled it?

Essay Topic 3

What does Farrell represent to Stingo? What do you thinnk Stingo learned from Farrell that might make it a pivotal relationship in Stingo's life?

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