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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. Why is the girl unable to see what she wanted to during the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?
(a) It is too early.
(b) She does not have her ID.
(c) They have to get back to the plane.
(d) She does not have enough money.

2. How does Cecelia learn about what is broken in Chapter 2 as she and her father are about to leave?
(a) She watches it happen.
(b) Stahr tells her.
(c) She sees it out the window.
(d) She hears about it on the radio.

3. What does one of the men suggest they all do during the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?
(a) Sleep in the hotel room.
(b) Go to Hermitage.
(c) Go to the state library.
(d) Visit a casino.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stahr do when he sees the people stuck in the worst damaged part of the area?

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?

3. Who does Stahr ask his secretary to track down after his meeting with Boxley?

4. Who narrates Chapter 3?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Cecelia go after her flight lands in Los Angeles?

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

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

4. How does Stahr begin his day?

5. What happens once Cecelia gets to the place she wanted to see during the unexpected stop?

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

7. What does Wylie suggest they all do during the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?

8. What happened the night before Chapter 3 starts?

9. What kind of damage is caused by the strange event in Chapter 2?

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

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