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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 promise to buy Sophie?

2. Where does Stingo go for ten days after the meeting in question #162?

3. What does Sophie say Wanda kept telling everyone about the Nazis?

4. Stingo falls asleep on the beach. What does Sophie do?

5. Sophie helped Hoss with his work beyond what he required of her. Why?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sophie say about her father in Chapter 9 that conflicts with her statements concerning him earlier in the book?

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

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

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

5. Describe the memory Sophie has been circling around the entire book.

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

7. Sophie's attraction to Dr. Dürrfeld is a metaphor which also came out in her dream. Explain this statement.

8. What happened when Stingo received a call from Nathan's brother?

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

10. Describe Stingo's interaction with his father during his father's trip to New York.

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

How do you think Stingo was changed by watching Nathan and Sophie's love affair day in and day out?

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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