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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 actually calls Stahr when he is at the house he is building?
(a) Cecelia.
(b) A trained bird.
(c) A homeless man.
(d) An orangutan.

2. Who is waiting for Stahr when he returns from looking at the afternoon dailies?
(a) Zasver.
(b) Zever.
(c) Zavras.
(d) Zerves.

3. What is the name of the man who attempts suicide at the studio?
(a) Karl.
(b) Paul.
(c) Ken.
(d) Pete.

4. Where does Stahr have dinner after his episode?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A bar.
(c) The commissary.
(d) His office.

5. What does Stahr accuse the political extremist of when he attacks him?
(a) Ruining America.
(b) Stealing Kathleen from him.
(c) Hitting Cecelia.
(d) Hurting the film industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cecelia's boyfriend die?

2. Who does Stahr calm down after speaking with the man who tries to commit suicide?

3. Who does Stahr have an active affair with at the end of the book?

4. Where does Stahr go after visiting the person he saw after lunch?

5. Who does Stahr take to see the house he is building?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Kathleen meet the man she is supposed to marry?

3. What does Stahr do when he wakes up after his meeting with Brimmer?

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

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

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

7. What does Stahr do to help the man who tried to commit suicide?

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

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

10. Who is Red Ridingwood, and what happens when Stahr goes to visit him after lunch?

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