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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is with Cecelia's father when she finds him at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Business associates.
(b) The bartender.
(c) Stahr.
(d) A homeless man.

2. How does the girl know the mysterious passenger?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He is her father's partner.
(c) He is a friend of her mother's.
(d) He taught at one of her schools.

3. How much time has Stahr set aside for a conference about a new movie?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

4. How does Stahr describe the people who are stuck in the worst damaged part of the area?
(a) Youthful.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Beautiful.

5. Who is the most upset about the unexpected stop that has to be made at the beginning of the book?
(a) Mr. Schwartz.
(b) Wylie White.
(c) Mr. Schwinn.
(d) Robert Ringdon.

6. What time of day does the girl get to the place she wanted to see during the unexpected stop?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) Evening.

7. How does Stahr respond when he meets one of the people who were stuck in the worst damaged part of the area?
(a) He gets very angry.
(b) He is struck dumb.
(c) He begins weeping.
(d) He faints.

8. Who checks on the girl at the beginning of the book?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her nanny.
(c) The stewardess.
(d) Her father.

9. What gets the attention of two men while the girl talks with the person who checks on her at the beginning of the book?
(a) The mention of an actress.
(b) The name of the girl's school.
(c) The girl's name.
(d) The political discussion.

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

11. Who calls the man to repair what is broken when Cecelia and her father are about to head home?
(a) Cecelia's father.
(b) Stahr.
(c) The bar tender.
(d) Cecelia.

12. How much money does Stahr think his next movie will make?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) Nothing.
(d) $1,000,000.

13. What kind of matter does an actor come to talk with Stahr about after his meeting with Boxley?
(a) Business.
(b) Personal.
(c) Physical.
(d) Monetary.

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

15. Where does Cecelia find her father at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) His office.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) The local tavern.
(d) Stahr's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the people in the worst damaged part of the area clinging to for safety?

2. Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 3?

3. What does the mysterious passenger give the girl?

4. What is the destination for the girl at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the occupation of the person who is called to repair what was broken as Cecelia and her father are about to head home?

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