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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. Which president lived in the city that the unexpected stop at the beginning of the book takes place in?

2. How does someone try to commit suicide in Chapter 3?

3. Where does the beginning of this book take place?

4. Which of the following is NOT present for the conference about the new movie?

5. Who does one of the people who was stuck in the worst damaged part of the area remind Stahr of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do some censors complain about in Chapter 3?

2. What does an actor come to talk to Stahr about after his meeting with Boxley, and what is Stahr's response?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Cecelia see when she gets back on the plane?

10. How does Stahr begin his day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courage and fear are two attributes seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear, and how does the presence of these feelings change the characters who are involved in those scenes?

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

Anger is an emotion that emerges in a few very sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these instances, and how are the outcome of the plot and the characters involved in those scene affected by this anger?

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