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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's mother think of the letters she receives?

2. What does Sophie find in the woods on her search for the philosopher?

3. What does Descartes' philosophy ask?

4. In a Baroque work by Holberg, what question is posed?

5. What does Anaximenes believe that everything comes from ?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would Hermes growl at Sophie when she follows him? Is this characteristic of a dog? Why?

2. Socrates could have escaped death through exile, but refused. What does this act say about his character?

3. What is Sophie's den symbolic of? How?

4. Why does Alberto dress in costume to reflect his teachings? Does this enhance his lessons?

5. Is Sophie's mother's reaction to her daughter's studies and new attitude realistic? Why?

6. When Sophie sees the large board with the word "Hilde" on it, does this foreshadow who "Hilde' is?

7. What kind of teacher is Alberto? Why?

8. What is an example of the Indo-European view of history concerning cycles of history that start over again?

9. Characterize Sophie's religion teacher when she questioned Sophie's answers on a test.

10. Why does Sophie decide to go into a stranger's cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate all of the narrators. Which narrator do you prefer? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How much do you think Alberto knows of the Major's interference in Sophie's life? Does he know from the beginning that Sophie is a character? Explain why and what clues show this.

Essay Topic 3

Find the most descriptive, all-encompassing and honest quote from the novel. Why is this quote so central to the meaning of this novel? Analyze your quote and provide reasons why this quote is so meaningful.

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