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

2. Where does Stahr first make love to the woman who looks like his late wife?
(a) A movie set.
(b) The beach.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) The house he is building.

3. Where does Stahr ask Cecelia to go with him?
(a) A ranch.
(b) The beach.
(c) His unfinished house.
(d) A hotel.

4. Why does Stahr not quit when he returns from his trip?
(a) He has nothing else to do.
(b) He wants to win Cecelia's love back.
(c) He can't give in to Brady.
(d) He knows he will die soon.

5. How does Stahr leave with the person he visits after his lunch with the prince?
(a) Through the fire exit.
(b) Out the back door.
(c) Out the front door.
(d) Through a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man who intended to commit suicide offer to do for Stahr?

2. What does Cecelia say that gives Brady ammunition against Stahr?

3. Why does Martha want to speak with Cecelia's father?

4. What does Brady do while Stahr is gone from the studio?

5. What does Stahr do during his political meeting that Cecelia has never seen him do before?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Zavras try to commit suicide?

3. What does Martha offer to do for Cecelia after their strange incident in Cecelia's father's office?

4. What happens when Stahr sees the other girl he met at the flood?

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

6. What does Brady do while Stahr is ill?

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

8. What does Stahr do when Kathleen tries to sneak out of the party?

9. What happens just before Stahr leaves his office for the day and how does Stahr respond to this?

10. What does a black man say to Stahr while he is on the beach with Kathleen, and how does he respond?

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