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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Al think about when he and Sammy go to play a match game at Bleecks?
(a) He is so drunk he can't think straight.
(b) He is sad Sammy isn't his son.
(c) He wishes he had never met Sammy.
(d) He wishes he could hate Sammy.

2. In Chapter One, how does Sammy react when Al says he wants to "bury the hatchet?"
(a) He doesn't understand what Al is saying.
(b) He says he knows where Al would like to bury it.
(c) He tells him he'll forgive him in time.
(d) He agrees.

3. What does Sammy do when he sees the mistake in Al's article?
(a) He goes straight to O'Brien.
(b) He re-writes the article.
(c) He marks up the article showing the mistakes made.
(d) He talks to an agent about fixing it.

4. When Al asks Sammy how he can read when he's running so fast, how does Sammy answer?
(a) He can't read when he's running.
(b) He has good eye sight.
(c) He tells him he doesn't know how he does it.
(d) He learned to read when he was running errands.

5. In Chapter One, after Al says the world is a race to Sammy, what does he say Sammy is running against?
(a) The wind.
(b) Time.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) A criminal life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sammy's next move when Julian leaves his desk in Chapter Two?

2. Who is the main character?

3. How does Sammy convince Selznick to buy the manuscript?

4. Why does Al think of himself as an idealist?

5. Who is Julian Blumberg?

(see the answer key)

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