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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. What does Stahr do for the man that tries to commit suicide at the studio?
(a) Cries with him, and sent flowers to the mother.
(b) Sends him to an eye doctor.
(c) Gets him another job on a bigger movie.
(d) Gets him and his wife a couple's therapist.

2. Who takes Cecelia to the studio to see Stahr?
(a) Cecelia's father.
(b) Mr. Monroe.
(c) Wylie White.
(d) Miss Doolan.

3. What kind of sickness does Stahr have?
(a) Fainting spells.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) A heart condition.
(d) Cancer.

4. Where does Stahr go after visiting the person he saw after lunch?
(a) The cutting room.
(b) The projection room.
(c) The financier's office.
(d) The editor's office.

5. What does Stahr think when he meets with the person who called him?
(a) He is intimidated by her.
(b) He feels obligated to be there.
(c) He is bored with the affair.
(d) He made a mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stahr think about when he goes to bed after making love to the woman from the flood?

2. What does Cecelia plan to do in her private meeting with Stahr?

3. What game does Stahr play with the man Cecelia gets to meet with him?

4. Who offers to introduce Cecelia to the woman Stahr liked from the flood?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stahr do to make up for the inept work of Wylie White?

2. What happens when Brimmer and Stahr are together at Cecelia's house?

3. What does Brimmer do when Stahr threatens him?

4. Why does Zavras try to commit suicide?

5. How was Cecelia once connected to Communist Party leaders, and why has that connection weakened?

6. What happens to Kathleen and Cecelia at the end of the book?

7. What does the girl from the flood offer to do for Stahr?

8. What does Brady do while Stahr is ill?

9. What does Stahr find in his office after he looks at the afternoon dailies?

10. What is so amusing to Kathleen about the house Stahr is building?

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