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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 does the man that Cecelia gets to meet with Stahr want from Stahr?
2. Who used to abuse the woman who resembles Stahr's late wife?
3. What does Stahr look at after his meeting with the person he saw after lunch?
4. Why does a black man tell Stahr he does not let his kids watch movies?
5. Why will the woman who resembles Stahr's late wife be unable to see him again?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the girl from the flood offer to do for Stahr?
2. What does Stahr do when he looks at the dailies after lunch?
3. How does Kathleen meet the man she is supposed to marry?
4. What happens to Kathleen and Cecelia at the end of the book?
5. What happens when a phone begins to ring at Stahr's unfinished house?
6. What does Stahr find in his office after he looks at the afternoon dailies?
7. What happens when Brimmer and Stahr are together at Cecelia's house?
8. What does Stahr do to help the man who tried to commit suicide?
9. How was Cecelia once connected to Communist Party leaders, and why has that connection weakened?
10. Why does Brimmer criticize Stahr during their meeting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Fitzgerald have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?
Essay Topic 3
Stahr endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?
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