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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pat explain his current unemployment in "The Homes of the Stars"?
(a) The Screen Playwriters' Guild is on strike.
(b) No one will hire him.
(c) He is not a good writer.
(d) He is unemployed because he wants another career.

2. In "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish," Pat is chatting with a guy from the ______________.
(a) Acting department.
(b) Scenario department.
(c) Costume department.
(d) Writing department.

3. How does Pat get the visitors onto the set of a film in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) He asks a writer.
(b) He asks the director.
(c) He asks Berners.
(d) He sneaks onto the set.

4. In "The Homes of the Stars," what happens to Pat's car?
(a) It breaks down.
(b) It is stolen.
(c) It is set on fire.
(d) Nothing happens to it.

5. What does Pat tell the couple that his profession is in "The Homes of the Stars"?
(a) A banker.
(b) A director.
(c) A writer.
(d) A producer.

6. What is Berners' likely reaction to the truth at the end of "A Man in the Way"?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Happy.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Angry.

7. ______________ is taken to the infirmary in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles."
(a) Berners.
(b) Mr. Marcus.
(c) Pat.
(d) Orson Welles.

8. How much is Pat offered for a weekly salary in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

9. In "Pat Hobby, Putative Father," the two visitors want to meet ______________.
(a) A famous actress.
(b) Berners.
(c) Mr. Marcus.
(d) Pat.

10. In "The Homes of the Stars," how much does Pat agree to get paid?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Ten dollars.

11. How does the young woman's actions at the end of "A Man in the Way" affect Pat?
(a) His lie is revealed.
(b) It secures his job.
(c) It gets him fired.
(d) It gets them to work together.

12. What does Pat do at the end of "The Homes of the Stars"?
(a) Leads the couple out of the house.
(b) Gets arrested.
(c) Quits his job.
(d) Runs out of the house.

13. What does Pat go to Berners' office to do in "A Man in the Way"?
(a) To suggest the woman's idea as his own.
(b) To present Berners his own original idea.
(c) To tell Berners he is unable to come up with an idea.
(d) To present his completed script to Berners.

14. What does Pat say in the fake note he writes in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) Wilcox's mother died.
(b) Wilcox's wife died.
(c) Wilcox's brothers have been killed.
(d) Wilcox's father died.

15. Who was Gooddorf's lover in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) Gianna.
(c) Pat.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles," whom does everyone keep talking about?

2. What tone is set by the events at the end of "A Man in the Way"?

3. What does the playwright do most of the time in "Teamed with Genius"?

4. What happens to the writer in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?

5. What does the young woman do at the end of "A Man in the Way"?

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