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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 country is the prince from who demands a tour of the studio?

2. What kind of matter does an actor come to talk with Stahr about after his meeting with Boxley?

3. What does Cecelia realize shortly after moving back to Los Angeles?

4. Who helps Stahr when he sees the people stuck in the worst damaged part of the area?

5. What does Stahr say when he hears about the attempted suicide in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Robbie and Stahr see as they assess the damage to the backlot and discuss what to do about it?

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

3. How does Stahr begin his day?

4. What does Wylie suggest they all do during the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?

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

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

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

8. What does Cecelia realize shortly after returning to Los Angeles?

9. Why does Stahr accept the fact that the next movie he is releasing will lose money?

10. What happens once Cecelia gets to the place she wanted to see during the unexpected stop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Film and the movie industry are the backdrop for this plot. How does this unique format shape the characters and the plot of this book?

Essay Topic 2

There are many different symbols in this book. What are these symbols, and how does their presence alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Death is a key theme and symbol in this book. What are some of the main places this theme presented itself, and how does it change the course of the plot?

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