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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Ambrose ask of Dennis?
(a) To give Sir Ambrose a particular pen that belonged to Sir Francis.
(b) To notify Sir Francis' two children.
(c) To find something that Sir Francis wrote to read at the funeral.
(d) To keep it out of the papers that Sir Francis kills himself.

2. What did Dennis do in World War II?
(a) He was not qualified to be in the military.
(b) He was in the Transport Command in Italy.
(c) He was a bomber pilot.
(d) He was an ambulance driver in England.

3. What does Aimée think of Mr. Joyboy's work on Sir Francis?
(a) As a tad too perfected.
(b) The smile is lopsided.
(c) The eyelids are droopy.
(d) As wonderful.

4. About what does Sir Ambrose give a speech?
(a) The beginning of corruption in Hollywood.
(b) The end of the gentleman's era.
(c) Rallying the English around the flag.
(d) The uncertainties of Hollywood.

5. What does Sir Francis' immediate supervisor tell him to do?
(a) Get rid of his Juanita work.
(b) See the next highest boss.
(c) Start a new screenplay.
(d) Come back in one week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was his book received?

2. Besides being fiction, how else is the story described in the paragraph that is set before Chapter 1?

3. Who is Ambrose Abercrombie?

4. At one time, what was Sir Francis the only one of in Hollywood?

5. How does Sir Francis have to get to work?

(see the answer key)

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