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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. How has Stingo reacted to Sophie's story about her son?

3. Why is Stingo interested in writing about Sophie?

4. What does Stingo think is the possible reason he is attracted to Sophie?

5. What does Sophie say about Nathan when Stingo and her are at Jones beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Stingo reacts to finding his money gone.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Stingo observe at the celebration that the three have after Stingo returns from Nathan's brother?

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

8. How did Sophie think of Hoss by the time he leaves the camp?

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

10. Why is Stingo concerned about Sophie's drinking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Sophie's experience in the concentration camp. Include examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What does Farrell represent to Stingo? What do you thinnk Stingo learned from Farrell that might make it a pivotal relationship in Stingo's life?

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