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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 does a censor complain to Stahr about after he gets word of the attempted suicide?

2. What is the name of the mysterious passenger?

3. What does the mysterious passenger give the girl?

4. Where is the girl at the beginning of the book?

5. What does one of the men NOT want to do during the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Stahr run his conference about the new movie he is starting?

3. Who attempts to help the people trapped in the backlot after the strange event?

4. How does Stahr begin his day?

5. What happened the night before Chapter 3 starts?

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

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

8. What is Stahr's reaction to the people trapped in the backlot, and what causes this reaction?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways Stahr, Kathleen, and Cecelia show their love to each other, and how do these displays alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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