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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. Why is Nat Turner famous?
2. At the beginning of Chapter 16, Stingo asserts one of his talents holds him in good stead on the train with Sophie. What is that talent?
3. What does Nathan say he has found?
4. Who does Wanda tell Sophie to look for in Hoss's household?
5. What did Sophie's father admire most?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Stingo observe at the celebration that the three have after Stingo returns from Nathan's brother?
2. Write a short paragraph about why Nat Turner is famous and why Stingo tells Nathan about him.
3. What kind of literature is Stingo reading twenty years after meeting Sophie and Nathan and why is he reading it?
4. Describe the day Sophie was arrested.
5. What does Sophie tell Stingo in Chapter 9 about her time in Auschwitz?
6. Why is Stingo concerned about Sophie's drinking?
7. What did Sophie tell about her son and the concentration camp?
8. What does Sophie say about her father in Chapter 9 that conflicts with her statements concerning him earlier in the book?
9. Stingo, as the older narrator, recites some statistics about the Holocaust. Give a summary of them.
10. What happened when Stingo received a call from Nathan's brother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Sophie tells Stingo much more of her experiences in the concentration camp than she tells Nathan? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.
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
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.
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