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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 5 "Their Brothers' Keepers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the Thanksgiving dinner, why does Lillian urge Hank not to fight the lawsuit?
(a) She says he will win if he does not present a case.
(b) She says he will damage her socially.
(c) She says they will assassinate him.
(d) She says he cannot win.

2. What is so unusual about the cigarette Dagny gets from Dr. Hugh Akston?
(a) It is marked with a gold dollar sign.
(b) It is rolled in colored paper.
(c) It is made of unusual tobacco.
(d) It cannot be lit.

3. How does James Taggart demonstrate his disdain for money?
(a) He buys Cherryl an improbably large diamond.
(b) He gives a hundred dollar bill to a beggar.
(c) He gives his money to Lillian.
(d) He burns his money in the fireplace.

4. What is the symbolism of Francisco lying on the floor with his arms spread out to his sides?
(a) His confused state of mind.
(b) His dream of flying.
(c) Sacrifice for what he believes in.
(d) Making his pain go away.

5. What news was in the letter the doorman had held for Dagny for a week?
(a) Quentin Daniels could no longer work on the motor.
(b) Quentin Daniels was moving to Colorado.
(c) Quentin Daniels had disappeared.
(d) Quentin Daniels had finally built a working model of her motor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the chain" represent to Henry Rearden?

2. Where does Hank finally meet up with Danneskjtzld?

3. What is Dagny's reply to Cherryl's comment that she is "the woman in the Taggart family"?

4. Who offers to help Dagny solve the problem of the rotting wooden bridge on her Colorado line?

5. What does Phillip want to leave Henry's house?

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