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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 has Stingo reacted to Sophie's story about her son?

2. What does Nathan rave about in the motel in Connecticut?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, Stingo asserts one of his talents holds him in good stead on the train with Sophie. What is that talent?

4. What kind of musical instrument did Sophie's daughter play?

5. What does Sophie do when Nathan returns after being gone so long?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Stingo found when he followed Sophie back to New York and what happened after that.

2. Describe the last night Stingo spent with Sophie.

3. What happened when Stingo received a call from Nathan's brother?

4. Describe what first happens when Nathan returns to the boarding house in Chapter 14.

5. What is Lebensborn and how did it relate to Sophie?

6. Describe some of the differences between Sophie's stay at the Hoss's household and the way the rest of the camp prisoners lived.

7. Describe how Stingo reacts to finding his money gone.

8. What did Sophie tell about her son and the concentration camp?

9. Sophie's attraction to Dr. Dürrfeld is a metaphor which also came out in her dream. Explain this statement.

10. Stingo, as the older narrator, recites some statistics about the Holocaust. Give a summary of them.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do you think Sophie tells Stingo much more of her experiences in the concentration camp than she tells Nathan? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

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

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