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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 Stingo find out about Nathan?

2. When Sophie was working in the Hoss's household, where did she sleep?

3. Who was Jozef ?

4. What was Sophie comforting Dr. Blackstock?

5. Why is Nat Turner famous?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what first happens when Nathan returns to the boarding house in Chapter 14.

2. Describe what happens between Sophie and Hoss when he receives a letter he wants her to translate.

3. What did Sophie tell about her son and the concentration camp?

4. What did Sophie first tell Stingo about her son and how she tried to help him at the camp?

5. Describe what Stingo found when he followed Sophie back to New York and what happened after that.

6. What happened with Sophie and her boss that causes Nathan to scream at her?

7. Describe some of the trip Sophie took with Nathan to Connecticut.

8. Write a short paragraph about why Nat Turner is famous and why Stingo tells Nathan about him.

9. What do Stingo and Sophie do and talk about in the hotel in Washington?

10. What does Sophie tell Stingo in Chapter 9 about her time in Auschwitz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think Stingo's sex drive affected his life? Use examples from the book.

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

Describe Nathan's attitude towards women. Describe Stingo's attitude towards women. How are the two similar? How do they differ?

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