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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. Why does Wynand go often to the building site where Roark is working?

2. What is the next project Wynand wants Roark to take on?

3. What do Scarret and Toohey hope for after Roark's visit?

4. How does Toohey react when Wynand forbids any mention of Roark in the "Banner"?

5. How does Dominique continue to punish herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Gail Wynand's early childhood led to his great cynicism.

2. Wynand begins to find some inner peace from visiting the building site of his new house. Discuss the reasons for this change in Wynand.

3. Roark tells Peter that "it is I who have destroyed you." Explain what he means by that statement.

4. Describe the situation when Wynand sees that he has underestimated Toohey and is in danger of losing the paper.

5. How does Rand use the conversation between Wynand and Roark on board the yacht to express her views on socialism?

6. Discuss the symbolism of the Wynand Building rising from Hell's Kitchen.

7. Contrast Peter's situation when he goes to get help once again with Roark's willingness to take on the Cortlandt Homes project.

8. How does the new drama critic plan to exercise power over the public?

9. Toohey seems to be gaining the upper hand in his quest to take over the "Banner." What is the significance of the public turning against Wynand's publication?

10. At the end of the novel, Dominique experiences a number of emotions while looking at the Wynand Building. What significance do these moments have to the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In two or three handwritten pages, discuss Mrs. Keating as a mother. When she was hurrying Roark out of her rooming house to see the Dean, Rand writes that it was "as though she feared the decision [to expel Roark from Stanton] might be reversed." Why would she fear that? What does that tell you (1) about her character, and (2) what she really thought about Peter's ability?

Essay Topic 2

In Part 4 chapter 4, Gail Wynand says, "I am the most offensively possessive man on earth." Write an essay in support of his statement giving examples from the novel. Wynand believes he possesses Dominique. Do you think he really does?

Essay Topic 3

In chapter 11, Roark goes to the building site of the Heller house. Write an essay about how Rand shows his feelings about the house.

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