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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. Where did Stingo learn his religious prejudices about Judaism?

2. Why did Sophie allow Nathan to undress her and put her to bed?

3. What religion was Sophie when young?

4. What kind of apartment does Stingo have?

5. What does Sophie say is the reason she believes God has turned His face from her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Stingo getting ready for his date with Leslie.

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

4. 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?

5. What happens in the bar when Nathan shows up the night Sophie is dressed for Nathan's big announcement?

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

7. What does Nathan do when he returns to Sophie's after meeting at the library.

8. Describe Sophie's time in Sweden after she was liberated from the concentration camp.

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

10. When Stingo sees Yetta yelling at Moishe what goes through his mind about Jews?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think Stingo was changed by watching Nathan and Sophie's love affair day in and day out?

Essay Topic 2

Pretend you are living in Nazi Germany and have just been arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Describe how you feel, what you are seeing, and how you plan to get out of the camp alive.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Nazi program Lebensborn. Why do you think this program existed?

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