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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 is Stingo originally from?

2. About what does Nathan give Stingo a hard time?

3. What is Stingo's goal in life?

4. Where did Stingo obtain employment when he moved to New York?

5. What does Stingo begin reading at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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