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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 kind of announcement does Nathan plan to make the night they meet in the bar?
2. What stuns Stingo about the conversation with Nathan and Nathan's friends on Coney Island?
3. What has inspired Stingo to write?
4. Why is Madame Bovary Nathan's favorite book?
5. What color is the Yetta Zimmerman's boarding house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Stingo getting ready for his date with Leslie.
2. What happens between Stingo and Sophie after she and Nathan fight?
3. Describe what Sophie says about her early days in Poland.
4. When Stingo sees Yetta yelling at Moishe what goes through his mind about Jews?
5. Describe Stingo's feelings about his job and where he moved from to New York.
6. Describe Stingo's first morning at the boarding house in relation to his writing.
7. Tell the story of how Stingo's father got the money he sent.
8. Describe Nathan's criticism of Stingo's southern origins. To what does he compare Stingo?
9. What does Sophie tell Nathan the first night they met about her background in the camp?
10. Describe how Stingo finds out about his old girlfriend, Maria and how he feels about it.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although belief in the basic evil of the Jewish people was part of the cause of the holocaust, it was not a phenomena that existed only in Nazi Germany. The Jewish people have been reviled and persecuted throughout most of their history. How do you think the general attitude of the world towards Jews helped produce Nazi Germany? Use examples from the book and your own research.
Essay Topic 2
What does Farrell represent to Stingo? What do you thinnk Stingo learned from Farrell that might make it a pivotal relationship in Stingo's life?
Essay Topic 3
Out of all the people in the world, Sophie gets together with Nathan, a man who would abuse her and ultimately kill her, or convince her to suicide. Why do you think Sophie attracted someone like Nathan? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
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