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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 3?

3. Where was the most damage caused by the commotion in Chapter 2?

4. Where does Stahr start out every day?

5. Why is the girl unable to see what she wanted to during the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Cecelia introduced at the beginning of the book?

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

4. What does the mysterious passenger do for the remainder of the flight?

5. What is Cecelia celebrating after her flight lands in Los Angeles?

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

7. What does Mr. Schwartz do when Cecelia heads back to the plane?

8. Who is Boxley, and why does he want an urgent meeting with Stahr?

9. What does the stewardess talk to Cecelia about at the beginning of the book?

10. What causes an unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at Stahr's unfinished house, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in the scenes there, and what do these events symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Kathleen and Stahr change throughout the course of the plot, and how do these changes affect the characters around them?

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