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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. How does Stahr feel after his strange episode?

2. What does the man who intended to commit suicide offer to do for Stahr?

3. What is the name of the man who attempts suicide at the studio?

4. What does the woman who looks like Stahr's late wife misplace in Stahr's car?

5. Why does a black man tell Stahr he does not let his kids watch movies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Stahr go after his relationship with Cecelia, and why?

2. Who is Red Ridingwood, and what happens when Stahr goes to visit him after lunch?

3. What do we learn when Stahr has a quick check-up with his physician?

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

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

6. What does Brimmer do when Stahr threatens him?

7. What does Martha offer to do for Cecelia after their strange incident in Cecelia's father's office?

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

9. What does the girl from the flood offer to do for Stahr?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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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