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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 is Stingo asked to do when he meets with the person from question #162?

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

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

4. Why is Nathan thinking about visiting the south?

5. When Sophie and Stingo leave for the beach what is Stingo's concern about Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the story about Dr. Walter Dürrfeld and Sophie.

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

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

5. Describe the last night Stingo spent with Sophie.

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

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

8. What is Lebensborn and how did it relate to Sophie?

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

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

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

Stingo said no people, including Germans, should be condemned as a group. What do you think he meant by this statement? Do you agree with it? Why or why not?

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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