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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 Stahr do when he sees the people stuck in the worst damaged part of the area?

2. Who does Stahr ask his secretary to track down after his meeting with Boxley?

3. Who decides not to complete his trip after the unexpected stop?

4. What does Cecelia realize about Stahr shortly after moving back to Los Angeles?

5. Why does a supervisor have to be demoted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Cecelia do while Stahr waits for the man he called for help after the strange event?

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

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

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

7. Where does Cecelia go after her flight lands in Los Angeles?

8. How does Stahr begin his day?

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

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

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 3

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?

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