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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 Stingo describe Höss' background?
(a) to show how bad it was for Sophie
(b) in an attempt to understand and explain the nature of evil
(c) to explain why Sophie helped Hoss
(d) to understand Sophie's time in the camp

2. Why did Sophie allow Nathan to undress her and put her to bed?
(a) she wanted to have an affair with him
(b) she was too confused to notice
(c) she lost her modesty in the concentration camp
(d) Nathan continues to refer to himself as a doctor

3. What is Stingo's goal in life?
(a) to become a writer
(b) to own McGraw-Hill
(c) to be a bank president
(d) to be a stockbroker

4. How do Sophie and Nathan dress after their fight?
(a) in the style of the 1930s
(b) like American soldiers
(c) like 1920 flappers
(d) in matching riding outfits

5. Who did she meet in the library after she fainted?
(a) Nathan
(b) Stingo
(c) Julia
(d) David

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stingo believe Sophie left out important details when telling Nathan about the camp?

2. About what does Nathan give Stingo a hard time?

3. How does Stingo feel about Sophie after he meets her?

4. Who helped Sophie with her health problems after she met Nathan?

5. What type of role has Stingo acquired in Sophie's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene between Stingo and Leslie at her house.

2. Describe Nathan's criticism of Stingo's southern origins. To what does he compare Stingo?

3. What is Leslie's house and her parents like, according to Stingo and how do they differ than what he pictured?

4. What happened to Sophie immediately following her molestation on the subway?

5. Describe Stingo's thoughts on Senator Theodore Gilmore Bilbo and why he was thinking of him.

6. Describe what Sophie says about her early days in Poland.

7. Why did the conversation with Nathan's friends on Coney Island fascinate Stingo?

8. Describe some of Stingo's thoughts about Nathan as they relax in the bar in Chapter 8.

9. What does Sophie tell Nathan the first night they met about her background in the camp?

10. What types of behavior did Stingo indulge in that his new boss at McGraw-Hill hated?

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