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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) An orangutan.
(c) A trained bird.
(d) A homeless man.

2. What does Stahr ask of the man who Cecelia gets to meet with him?
(a) Write a screenplay for him.
(b) Tell him which actors he is involved with.
(c) Provide props for a new movie.
(d) Stop harassing his writers.

3. What does the political extremist do in response to the threat and accusation from Stahr?
(a) Leaves disgusted.
(b) Hits him with the pool cue.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Knocks him out.

4. What does Cecelia die of?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Syphilis.

5. What is missing from the house Stahr is building when he takes someone to see it?
(a) The roof.
(b) The yard.
(c) The carpet.
(d) The plumbing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Stahr think is calling him when he is at the house he is building?

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

4. How many writers does Stahr meet with after getting off the phone?

5. What is Kathleen's husband a leader of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Cecelia find when she brings Martha Dodd to talk to her father?

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

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

10. What does Brimmer do when Stahr threatens him?

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