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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. How did Nathan say the thief who took Stingo's money got into Stingo's room?
2. Why is Stingo interested in writing about Sophie?
3. How does Stingo find Sophie and Nathan when he returns to New York?
4. Why do Stingo and Sophie flee the boarding house?
5. Who assaults Sophie while living in the Hoss household?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Stingo reacts to finding his money gone.
2. Write a short paragraph about why Nat Turner is famous and why Stingo tells Nathan about him.
3. What do Stingo and Sophie do and talk about in the hotel in Washington?
4. Describe the memory Sophie has been circling around the entire book.
5. What does Sophie say about her father in Chapter 9 that conflicts with her statements concerning him earlier in the book?
6. Describe the day Sophie was arrested.
7. What is Lebensborn and how did it relate to Sophie?
8. How did Sophie think of Hoss by the time he leaves the camp?
9. Describe what happened between Sophie and the German housekeeper, Wilhelmine.
10. Describe some of the trip Sophie took with Nathan to Connecticut.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Nathan's behavior, both when he is acting healthy and acting insane. Why do you think Stingo continues to hope that Nathan will get better?
Essay Topic 2
The human heart cannot grasp the sheer numbers behind a tragedy like the Twin Towers destruction or a worldwide catastrophe like the Holocaust. If we say thousands died in the terrorist act on the twin towers, or millions were killed in the Holocaust, the sheer size of those numbers prevents our understanding. Why do you think the human mind is unable to comprehend tragedy on a large scale? How did Stingo mourn the holocaust by mourning Nathan and Sophie?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Farrell puts up with Stingo's behavior at work? Support your answer with evidence from the first chapter.
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