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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the doctor say Stahr has to live?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. Who does Stahr calm down after speaking with the man who tries to commit suicide?
(a) Cecelia's father.
(b) An on-screen couple.
(c) Three cameramen.
(d) Two writers.

3. What does Cecelia say that gives Brady ammunition against Stahr?
(a) He is in love with a married woman.
(b) He is sick.
(c) His bank account number.
(d) His new ideas for the studio.

4. How does the man Cecelia gets to meet with Stahr think writers are being treated unfairly?
(a) They are not paid enough.
(b) They are not given enough artistic freedom.
(c) They are too censored.
(d) They are not credited enough.

5. What does Stahr hire Robbie to do at the end of the book?
(a) Keep an eye on Kathleen.
(b) Kill Brady.
(c) Ruin the union meetings.
(d) Take over his position.

6. How long is the relationship between Stahr and Cecelia?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 20 days.

7. How does Stahr die?
(a) A gunshot wound.
(b) An infection.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) A heart attack.

8. What does Stahr look at after his meeting with the person he saw after lunch?
(a) The dailies.
(b) The edited footage.
(c) The deleted footage.
(d) The weeklies.

9. What does Stahr think about when he goes to bed after making love to the woman from the flood?
(a) A new movie script.
(b) Cecelia.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) His late wife.

10. How many writers does Stahr order to fix the mistakes of the writer he is unhappy with?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

11. Who finds what the woman from the flood misplaced in Stahr's car?
(a) Katherine.
(b) The butler.
(c) Cecelia.
(d) Stahr.

12. Why does the man attempt to commit suicide at the studio?
(a) He lost his job.
(b) His daughter was killed in a car accident.
(c) His wife left him.
(d) There is a rumor he is going blind.

13. What is Kathleen's husband a leader of?
(a) The Republican party.
(b) The union.
(c) The Writer's Guild.
(d) The Elk Lodge.

14. Where is Stahr building a house?
(a) Veracruz.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Santa Monica.
(d) The hills.

15. Where do Kathleen and her husband meet?
(a) The streets of England.
(b) A bar.
(c) New York City auditions.
(d) A dance club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the bad writing of the inept writer?

2. Where is Stahr when the woman from the flood tells him her story?

3. What does the woman from the flood call Stahr when he drops her off at her apartment?

4. Why does the girl from the flood say she doesn't want to see Stahr?

5. Who does Stahr visit after his lunch with the prince?

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