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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Two, Al asks Sammy if he is scared when he makes the phone call to sell the manuscript. How does Sammy respond?
(a) Sammy changes the subject.
(b) Sammy explains to Al that he is never scared of anything.
(c) Sammy tells Al he got scared as soon as he hung up.
(d) Sammy closes his eyes and tells Al he poses a good question.

2. What do Julian and his wife spend all of their money on?
(a) On a house in Hollywood.
(b) On suing Sammy.
(c) On going to Hollywood in order to get in touch with Sammy.
(d) On starting their own publishing company in Los Angeles.

3. Why do Al and Kit slip out the back door when they are leaving the premier in Chapter Five?
(a) The two become claustrophobic.
(b) They cannot handle Sammy's arrogance and want nothing to do with him.
(c) Because they drank too much and lost their way.
(d) Because they want to avoid being interviewed by the press.

4. How does Sammy respond when Al confides in him about his problems at work in Chapter Four?
(a) He advices him to kill his new writing partner.
(b) He tells him he will never get ahead and he should move back to New York.
(c) He tells him to go home and get a good rest.
(d) He gives him advice about writing his own treatment.

5. How does Sammy make Al feel when they first meet?
(a) Estranged.
(b) Uneasy.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Intimidated.

6. Who is the main character?
(a) Sammy Glick.
(b) O'Brien.
(c) Al Manheim.
(d) Henry.

7. Al explains how he wanted to go to Hollywood before he met Sammy Glick. What does he say his reasons for wanting to go are?
(a) He wanted to know if it was as ideal as agents claimed it to be.
(b) He wants to live by the beach.
(c) He wants to get paid in gold.
(d) He has dreams of being a movie star.

8. When Al and Sammy first meet, how does Al describe him?
(a) A munchkin.
(b) A speed demon.
(c) A rock and roll star.
(d) A little ferret of a kid.

9. How does Sammy know Catherine Sargent?
(a) She is his agent.
(b) She is an author and writer for the same production company he works for.
(c) He meets her after he interviews her.
(d) She is a waitress at Sammy's favorite club.

10. How does Sammy respond when Al tells him he will try to get him a job as a cub reporter?
(a) He tells Al he doesn't need anybody's help.
(b) He thanks Al and tells him he looks forward to it.
(c) He bows his head and doesn't say anything.
(d) He tells Al he doesn't want to be stuck in the newspaper world because it doesn't pay enough.

11. What decision does Julian's wife make regarding her husband's situation with Sammy in Chapter Six?
(a) She buys two tickets to Hollywood.
(b) She hires a lawyer who will take her to Hollywood.
(c) She packs up their car and says they will drive to Hollywood.
(d) She calls to confront Sammy herself and makes arrangements to meet him.

12. After Al arrives in Hollywood, when does he meet up with Sammy in Chapter Three?
(a) In a bar.
(b) At an expensive cigar club.
(c) They meet for lunch.
(d) They run into one another on the street.

13. Why does Al go to see Kit in Chapter Six?
(a) To get her to help with Julian's problems.
(b) He needs protection.
(c) He wants to ask her to marry him.
(d) He is lonely.

14. In Chapter Four, when they are talking, how does Billie say she feels about Al?
(a) She thinks of him as a friend.
(b) She is using him to get closer to Sammy.
(c) She thinks he needs to improve his game.
(d) She thinks he is sweet and she likes him.

15. In Chapter Four, Al says Sammy is only capable of one kind of love. What kind of love is it?
(a) Love driven by lust.
(b) A heartless love.
(c) A violent passion for his future.
(d) A love that changes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rosalie Goldbaum call Al in Chapter Three?

2. How does Al act towards Sammy during the premier in Chapter Five?

3. What is Sammy's advice to Al regarding work in Chapter Three?

4. When Al and Kit see Julian at the premier in Chapter Five how does he act?

5. How does Sammy land the job at World-Wide in Hollywood?

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