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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 did Sophie's father admire most?
2. Why is Stingo interested in writing about Sophie?
3. In Chapter 10, Hoss comes into the office in a fury and demands Sophie do what, immediately?
4. What were the two types of concentration camps in Poland?
5. Who does Wanda tell Sophie to look for in Hoss's household?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what first happens when Nathan returns to the boarding house in Chapter 14.
2. Describe the day Sophie was arrested.
3. Describe what Stingo found when he followed Sophie back to New York and what happened after that.
4. Describe the last night Stingo spent with Sophie.
5. How does Stingo feel about fiction writers using the Holocaust as part of works of fiction? Why does he believe it is all right if he does that?
6. Write a short paragraph about why Nat Turner is famous and why Stingo tells Nathan about him.
7. What kind of literature is Stingo reading twenty years after meeting Sophie and Nathan and why is he reading it?
8. What did Sophie first tell Stingo about her son and how she tried to help him at the camp?
9. What does Stingo observe at the celebration that the three have after Stingo returns from Nathan's brother?
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
Why do you think Farrell puts up with Stingo's behavior at work? Support your answer with evidence from the first chapter.
Essay Topic 2
Out of all the people in the world, Sophie gets together with Nathan, a man who would abuse her and ultimately kill her, or convince her to suicide. Why do you think Sophie attracted someone like Nathan? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Stingo seems to alternate between despair and elation in his relationship with both Sophie and Nathan. Describe his friendship with them in terms of his emotions.
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