2. Why are the other people so eager to help Stahr when he saw the people stuck in the worst damaged part of the area?
(a) Stahr is their boss.
(b) The girls are beautiful.
(c) They know those people were responsible for the mess.
(d) They want to save the children.

3. Why is Stahr no longer with his first wife?
(a) She died.
(b) He cheated on her.
(c) She left him.
(d) She is in jail.

4. Where does Cecelia plan on taking her father before the commotion in Chapter 2?
(a) His house.
(b) A fancy restaurant.
(c) Her mother's grave.
(d) A birthday party.

5. What is the name of Stahr's first wife?
(a) Minya.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Minna.
(d) Mintsy.

6. Which president lived in the city that the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book takes place in?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) George Washington.

7. What changes about Cecelia when she moves to Los Angeles?
(a) Her motivation.
(b) Her clothing.
(c) Her looks.
(d) Her opinions.

8. Why does a supervisor have to be demoted?
(a) He is tardy to work all week.
(b) He is caught beating his wife.
(c) A writer quits.
(d) Another man is promoted to his position.

9. What position is the supervisor demoted to?
(a) Editor.
(b) Stuntman.
(c) Cutter.
(d) Writer.

10. What is the girl at the beginning of the book thinking about when the book begins?
(a) Her father's job.
(b) The destinations of the other bus riders.
(c) Her friends at school.
(d) The other people on the plane with her.

11. What is the former occupation of the person who is called to repair what was broken as Cecelia and her father are about to head home?
(a) Welder.
(b) Telephone repairman.
(c) Cutter.
(d) Carpenter.

12. What was the source of all the damage after the commotion in Chapter 2?
(a) An electrical failure.
(b) A flood.
(c) A fire.
(d) A high blast of wind.

13. What does Cecelia realize about Stahr shortly after moving back to Los Angeles?
(a) He is very strongly driven.
(b) He is not as mysterious as she thought.
(c) He is very kind hearted.
(d) He is more of a man than she thought.

14. Who narrates Chapter 3?
(a) Stahr.
(b) The author.
(c) Cecelia's father.
(d) Cecelia.

15. What does Stahr say when he hears about the attempted suicide in Chapter 3?
(a) She is shocked and upset.
(b) He is too busy to be concerned with it.
(c) He wants to know more about it.
(d) He is not surprised.