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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Roark agree to go to the Holcombe party?
(a) He wants to reject working for Holcombe.
(b) He has not eaten in several days.
(c) He knows Dominique will be there.
(d) He respects Peter and Toohey so much.

2. What happens to the sculptor Mallory?
(a) He skips out on his bail.
(b) He is sentenced to die.
(c) He goes to prison for twenty years.
(d) He receives a suspended sentence.

3. What does Peter tell Toohey about Roark.
(a) He denies knowing Roark.
(b) He tells Toohey to mind his own business.
(c) He says that Roark helps him with many of his designs.
(d) He tells him that Roark was kicked out of school.

4. Why does Cameron fire Roark?
(a) He believes that working for him will harm Roark's career.
(b) The other draftsmen do not like Roark.
(c) Roark is insubordinate.
(d) Roark's work is sub-standard.

5. Why does Dominique agree to testify against Roark when he is sued by Stoddard?
(a) She is blackmailed to do so by Toohey.
(b) She wants the publicity as the model for Mallory's statue.
(c) She secretly wants to protect him from the pain of rejection.
(d) She thinks this will finally give her the upper hand in their relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes a shot at Ellsworth Toohey?

2. In what way is Peter Keating better equipped for getting new commissions than Roark?

3. What does Jimmy Gowans want Roark to design and build for him?

4. Where does Dominique spend her wedding night?

5. Where does Peter finally get to meet Dominique?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Cameron becomes ill and gives up, Roark continues to think for himself. At the same time, Ellsworth Toohey is gaining a larger following for his idea of collectivity versus individualism. How does this foreshadow the struggles that Roark will face?

2. Toohey successfully manipulates Stoddard into hiring Roark to design and build his "temple." When it is finished, Toohey creates an uproar among the public by denouncing it as "blasphemy." Although Dominique regrets the public reaction, she still agrees to testify for Stoddard in the lawsuit he files. How does Dominique explain her actions?

3. What are the similarities and differences between Howard Roark and Steven Mallory?

4. Explain why Toohey supports the striking builders and how it fits in with his socialistic ideas.

5. Ellsworth Toohey praises Francon's Melton Building because of its horizontal lines as opposed to the vertical lines of Cameron's skyscrapers. In what way does he think the horizontal lines are superior?

6. How do the conflicting passions of Roark and Dominique result in an act of violence?

7. Peter's lack of integrity comes to light in his efforts to get Claude Stengel's job. How does the method he uses to accomplish his purpose relate to the theme of the book?

8. Discuss Rand's use of premonition in chapter 12 when Katie shows up at Peter's apartment.

9. In what way does Mrs. Keating represent all the obstacles Roark will have to face to be true to himself?

10. After being fired from her job, Dominique begins a series of self-punishments. How does Peter Keating come into this picture?

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