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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 helps Stahr when he sees the people stuck in the worst damaged part of the area?
(a) Ronnie and Rachel.
(b) Cecelia and her father.
(c) A crew of firemen.
(d) Several men.

2. Where does Stahr start out every day?
(a) The movie set.
(b) His office.
(c) The coffee shop.
(d) His library.

3. Who does Stahr ask his secretary to track down after his meeting with Boxley?
(a) A stuntman for a movie.
(b) Cecelia.
(c) The girls from the flood.
(d) An actress from an ad.

4. What did the girl at the beginning of the book get used to early in her life?
(a) Flying all over the country.
(b) Having maids.
(c) Living without her mother.
(d) Never seeing her father.

5. What does Chapter 3 tell us about?
(a) The production industry.
(b) Stahr's daily activities.
(c) Cecelia's education.
(d) Cecelia's father's job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the girl at the beginning of the book?

2. What was the source of all the damage after the commotion in Chapter 2?

3. What is the girl's father's profession at the beginning of the book?

4. How much money does Stahr think his next movie will make?

5. Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stahr accept the fact that the next movie he is releasing will lose money?

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

3. What does Cecelia do while Stahr waits for the man he called for help after the strange event?

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

5. Who is the mysterious passenger on the plane, and what does he do when he is recognized?

6. What is Stahr's reaction to the people trapped in the backlot, and what causes this reaction?

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

8. How does Stahr run his conference about the new movie he is starting?

9. Who does Stahr call for help after the strange event in Chapter 2, and why?

10. What is Cecelia's father doing when she finds him after her flight?

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