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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. Who is waiting for Stahr when he returns from looking at the afternoon dailies?

2. What does Stahr do with the man he visits after his lunch with the prince?

3. Where does Stahr first make love to the woman who looks like his late wife?

4. How does Stahr die?

5. Who actually calls Stahr when he is at the house he is building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Kathleen and Cecelia at the end of the book?

2. What is so amusing to Kathleen about the house Stahr is building?

3. What does Brimmer do when Stahr threatens him?

4. What does Stahr do to help the man who tried to commit suicide?

5. How does Kathleen meet the man she is supposed to marry?

6. What does Brady do while Stahr is ill?

7. What does Cecelia find when she brings Martha Dodd to talk to her father?

8. What does Stahr do to make up for the inept work of Wylie White?

9. What does Stahr do when he wakes up after his meeting with Brimmer?

10. What happens just before Stahr leaves his office for the day and how does Stahr respond to this?

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

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal is a theme introduced near the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayals affect the outcome of the plot? Which characters are most affected by it?

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