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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 Cecelia try to do while Stahr waits to hear about the damage caused by the commotion in Chapter 2?

2. Who did the man who didn't complete the trip at the beginning of the book write a note to?

3. Where does Cecelia go after her flight?

4. What was the source of all the damage after the commotion in Chapter 2?

5. Who calls the man to repair what is broken when Cecelia and her father are about to head home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange event happens as Cecelia is about to take her father home in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

5. What is Cecelia's father doing when she finds him after her flight?

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

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

8. How does Stahr begin his day?

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

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

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

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Fitzgerald have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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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