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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants to bring a group to the studio lot after Stahr hears about the attempted suicide?
(a) Cecelia's father.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) The company owner.
(d) The governor.

2. What does the girl talk about with the person who checks on her at the beginning of the book?
(a) School work.
(b) An actress.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Politics.

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

4. What is the name of one of the men who talks to the girl and the person who checks on her at the beginning of the book?
(a) Wylie White.
(b) Frank Fertado.
(c) Chandler Chapaman.
(d) Robert Ringdon.

5. 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 begins weeping.
(c) He is struck dumb.
(d) He faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Cecelia find her father at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

4. What kind of matter does an actor come to talk with Stahr about after his meeting with Boxley?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cecelia realize shortly after returning to Los Angeles?

2. How does Stahr begin his day?

3. What does Mr. Schwartz do when Cecelia heads back to the plane?

4. What causes an unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?

5. What does the mysterious passenger do for the remainder of the flight?

6. What does Cecelia see when she gets back on the plane?

7. What kind of messages does Stahr's secretary have for him after the censor's call?

8. What is the format of Chapter 3, and why?

9. What strange event happens as Cecelia is about to take her father home in Chapter 2?

10. What does the stewardess talk to Cecelia about at the beginning of the book?

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