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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Pat at the end of "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?
(a) He is pushed out of the car.
(b) He is hired for many projects.
(c) He is admitted into the studio.
(d) He is given money.

2. What does Pat change in the script in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) The characters.
(b) The entire script.
(c) Structure.
(d) Dialogue.

3. What kind of brochures does the man in "The Homes of the Stars" sell?
(a) Brochures for the studio.
(b) Brochures for cars.
(c) Brochures that show locations of celebrities.
(d) Brochures for famous restaurants.

4. What tone is set by the events at the end of "A Man in the Way"?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Angry.
(c) Unlucky.
(d) Happy.

5. What does the couple in "The Homes of the Stars" first ask Pat?
(a) To have dinner with them.
(b) To take them to the studio.
(c) To show them the homes of the stars.
(d) To have lunch with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what does Pat notice at lunch?

2. Where does Pat go to fulfill the producer's wishes in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?

3. How much money is Pat going to get from Banizon in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?

4. Whom does Pat convince to go to lunch with him in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?

5. Whom does Pat have to dress like in order to get a loan in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," how does Pat get the ending to the story from Woll?

2. In "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish," how does Pat's desperation show through?

3. What is the biggest example of Pat's unluckiness in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

4. In "The Homes of the Stars," what happens when Pat leads a couple into the house that he pretends is Shirley Temple's?

5. How does "Boil Some Water--Lots of It" touch on the theme of respect?

6. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," how is the story a little more optimistic than the previous stories in the collection?

7. How does Pat stoop to a new low in "Teamed With Genius"?

8. What is revealed about the man who tries to sit at the Big Table in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?

9. In "Pat Hobby, Putative Father," what does Pat's son offer him and on what condition?

10. How does Pat show his darker side in "A Man in the Way"?

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