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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. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," what is Mr. Banizon's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Director.
(c) Actor.
(d) Studio producer.

2. Who refuses Pat's admittance into a place in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?
(a) Mr. Marcus.
(b) New security guards.
(c) Orson Welles.
(d) Berners.

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

4. How long does it take for the script to be finished in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) One hour.
(b) One night.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

5. What does Banizon complain of in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?
(a) He doesn't have money.
(b) He doesn't have a script.
(c) He doesn't have actors.
(d) He doesn't have the ending to a script.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the writer that Banizon hired in "Pat Hobby's Secret" demand?

2. Who has finally arrived to Pat's office in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?

3. What happens to Pat's gift in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

4. How does the young woman's actions at the end of "A Man in the Way" affect Pat?

5. Whom did Pat's ex-wife marry in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Woll die in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?

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

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

4. Who does Pat blame for his problem, and who should he be blaming in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?

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

6. How does Pat react to Rene Wilcox in "Teamed With Genius"?

7. How does Pat feel about the change in movies in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?

8. In "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles," how is Pat pushed to the back burner, even when he is dressed like Orson Welles?

9. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," how is Pat's behavior different from his previous actions in other stories?

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

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