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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Al goes to meet him, what is Sammy being measured for in Chapter Ten?
(a) A costume for a play.
(b) A hat.
(c) A three piece suit.
(d) Shoes.

2. In Chapter Ten, what does Al say Hollywood is full of?
(a) Phonies, mediocrities, dictators, and good men who have lost their way.
(b) Actors, directors, and car salesmen.
(c) Beaches, bars, and women who are willing to dress up to play the part.
(d) Washups, drunks, addicts and the real stuff.

3. In the end of the book, what realization does Al come to about Sammy?
(a) Sammy is all alone.
(b) He is just as successful as Sammy.
(c) Sammy is his only true friend.
(d) Sammy is heartless.

4. In Chapter Nine. what does Sammy's brother, Israel, tell Al about the relationship Sammy had with their father?
(a) When their father was alive Sammy was a different person, but he became greedy once he was gone.
(b) Sammy had respect for his father and the respect was mutual.
(c) Sammy was the favorite child from the start.
(d) Sammy broke their father's heart.

5. On his last night in Hollywood, what does Al admit to Kit?
(a) He has always had feelings for her.
(b) Sammy is his brother.
(c) He never wanted to work in Hollywood.
(d) He has a wife that he left in New York.

6. What is Sidney Fineman's last movie about?
(a) Sammy and Laurette.
(b) Al and Sammy.
(c) His own life.
(d) A farmer and his wife.

7. What is Sammy and Laurette's wedding like?
(a) They get married in Mexico on the beach.
(b) Lavish and a big production.
(c) A private affair.
(d) Small and modest.

8. Why does Laurette think Sammy married her?
(a) So she can play the role of a hostess.
(b) He will inherit her money.
(c) Because they sincerely love one another.
(d) He needs saved.

9. What happens when Al meets up with Billie in Chapter Seven?
(a) He confesses he is thinking of suicide.
(b) He tells her how he feels about Kit.
(c) He drunkenly proclaims his love for her.
(d) He asks her if she loves Julian.

10. In Chapter Eight, what is Al hired to do at his new job?
(a) Rearrange the studio and set up appointments.
(b) Complete a project on the life of Thomas Masaryk.
(c) Sell Kit's work.
(d) Rewrite a documentary on Abraham Lincoln.

11. In Chapter Ten, what kind of deal does Sammy offer Al?
(a) He asks Al to be his permanent writing partner.
(b) He wants him to return to Hollywood to write a movie about a newspaper office.
(c) He wants to sell Al the rights to all of his plays.
(d) He wants Al to be his secretary.

12. How does Al picture Sammy when Sammy returns to his mother's home?
(a) As a humble man.
(b) As a man who has lost himself.
(c) As a traitor.
(d) As a well dressed hero.

13. What does Sidney Fineman do for Kit and Sammy?
(a) He sells their work to underground agents.
(b) He is a top producer and he oversees their projects.
(c) He is a dirty agent and he's done them wrong.
(d) He is their financial advisor and he steals their money.

14. Why does Sammy ask Al to take Kit to the opening night of Sammy's play, "Live Wire?"
(a) Because he won't have time to socialize with Kit.
(b) He feels sorry for Al.
(c) Because Sammy has a date with Rita Royce.
(d) Sammy is trying to make Kit fall in love with Al.

15. How does Al react when Sammy accuses him of hating his guts in Chapter Twelve?
(a) He says he doesn't hate him, but implies that he would never be like him.
(b) He is speechless.
(c) He tells him he does hate him and spits in his face.
(d) He punches Sammy in the face then tells him he loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Al and Kit talk about when they walk to the beach?

2. Why does Sammy call Billie in Chapter Twelve?

3. What is Sheik's new reputation in Hollywood?

4. How is Sammy tricked by Laurette when she says she was looking at pictures all day in Chapter Eleven?

5. In Chapter Eleven, what happens between Sammy and Laurette at the party?

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