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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. How does Stingo feel about Sophie after he meets her?
2. What does Stingo's father suggest to him?
3. Where did Stingo's father get the money?
4. Who is Theodore Gilmore Bilbo?
5. What happened on the subway that made Sophie think about suicide?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Stingo finds out about his old girlfriend, Maria and how he feels about it.
2. What happens in the bar when Nathan shows up the night Sophie is dressed for Nathan's big announcement?
3. Describe Sophie's time in Sweden after she was liberated from the concentration camp.
4. Describe Stingo getting ready for his date with Leslie.
5. How does Farrell feel about Stingo and what does he say to Stingo about his job and his life?
6. Why did the conversation with Nathan's friends on Coney Island fascinate Stingo?
7. Why does Commandant Hoss say he had it as difficult as the prisoners?
8. What does he do about not knowing anyone in New York, being a young man interested in women? How is that stopped?
9. What is Leslie's house and her parents like, according to Stingo and how do they differ than what he pictured?
10. What does Stingo think about Sophie's assertion that they will all be good friends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pretend you are living in Nazi Germany and have just been arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Describe how you feel, what you are seeing, and how you plan to get out of the camp alive.
Essay Topic 2
Sophie describes her actions with Hoss as though of an animal, but that she didn't care as she would have done anything to try to save her son. Do you think the Nazis saw their prisoners as animals? What do you think would be the advantage of the Nazis seeing people as less than human? Do you think this dehumanizing of captors is used often? Give an example of how and why this technique might be used by people who take advantage of others or perpetuate violent acts upon others.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Farrell puts up with Stingo's behavior at work? Support your answer with evidence from the first chapter.
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