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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 is the meaning of the name of Wynand's yacht, the "I do"?
2. How does Wynand get the last laugh on Toohey.
3. Why does the new drama critic at the "Banner" promote Ike's new play that everyone says is bad?
4. What common trait in both Wynand and Roark does Dominique notice?
5. What sin does Peter confess after seeing Katie again?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Peter's going once again to Roark when he cannot come up with a design for the Cortlandt Homes project?
2. What is Rand's message about public opinion as Wynand loses control over the "Banner"?
3. How does Rand use the conversation between Wynand and Roark on board the yacht to express her views on socialism?
4. When Wynand presents Dominique with a diamond necklace, they have two different takes on where the money came from to pay for it. What were those points of view and what did each one mean?
5. How does Wynand exonerate himself and regain his own integrity?
6. Roark can stand tall because everything he has done has been his alone and he bears the responsibility for its success or failure. How does this contrast with the attacks against Wynand's newspaper?
7. Unlike Roark whose drive is centered on self-control and perfecting his work, Wynand is driven by revenge and breaking people who have wronged him. How does he try to dominate Roark and with what result?
8. Roark tells Peter that "it is I who have destroyed you." Explain what he means by that statement.
9. Explain why Wynand does not listen to Dominique when she warns him about Toohey.
10. How does Roark's self defense at his trial sum up Rand's statement about the value of the individual over socialism?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pretend you are a book reviewer for a newspaper. Write your review and critique of "The Fountainhead."
Essay Topic 2
In no less than two handwritten pages, identify and explain some of the symbolism Ayn Rand employs in "The Fountainhead."
Essay Topic 3
Kiki Holcombe is a follower, but not like the people Ellsworth Toohey controls. Kiki is shallow and only interested in social status. Write an essay expressing your feelings about social climbing and insincerity.
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