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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. How did Stingo's Jewish friends seem to him as a child?

2. How does Farrell handle a life he hates?

3. Why is Yetta yelling at Moishe Muskatblit?

4. How did Nathan view Stingo as far as Sophie went?

5. When Stingo goes to get Sophie for their lunch picnic what happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. One night in the Maple Court Stingo and Sophie are waiting for Nathan. Sophie is dressed differently than usual. How is she dressed and why is she dressed that way?

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

3. Is Stingo tempted by his father's offer and why won't he take it?

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

5. Why does Commandant Hoss say he had it as difficult as the prisoners?

6. What happened the day the day the Nazis came to the university? How did Sophie know?

7. How does the narrator Stingo write of Leslie Lapidus?

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

9. What happens between Stingo and Sophie after she and Nathan fight?

10. Describe the three friends walking the street on the way to Coney Island and how Stingo feels about it.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think Stingo's sex drive affected his life? Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Nathan's attitude towards women. Describe Stingo's attitude towards women. How are the two similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the SS Commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Franz Höss. Include his explanation of his actions and why he said he had such a difficult life.

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