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

2. When on the subway to meet his father, what is on Stingo's mind?

3. Why is Nathan thinking about visiting the south?

4. When Bronek tells Sophie Höss is about to be transferred, why does she panic?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Stingo, as the older narrator, recites some statistics about the Holocaust. Give a summary of them.

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

3. Describe what happened between Sophie and the German housekeeper, Wilhelmine.

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

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

6. Describe the last night Stingo spent with Sophie.

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Given Nathan's abusive behavior towards Sophie, why do you think she stays with him? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

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