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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 Sophie tell Stingo about his career?

2. How much money did Nathan give Stingo?

3. What does Stingo worry about as a potential suitor to Sophie?

4. What does Stingo decide about his life during his visit with his father?

5. What does Sophie say to Stingo's marriage proposal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of literature is Stingo reading twenty years after meeting Sophie and Nathan and why is he reading it?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. Describe the last night Stingo spent with Sophie.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think Sophie's experiences in the concentration camp affected her life? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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