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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 is Sammy's advice to Al regarding work in Chapter Three?
(a) He tells him to cheat his way to the top.
(b) That things will pick up in a year.
(c) He tells him he is safe with a six month contract and doesn't have to start impressing anyone until the fifth month.
(d) He says nothing will get better and Al should just move back to New York.

2. How does Sammy land the job at World-Wide in Hollywood?
(a) He pays his way in.
(b) His agent sold him to the company on the strength of the story.
(c) He convinces the company he is a good fit.
(d) Al gives him a good recommendation.

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

4. Why is Sammy comfortable in Hollywood?
(a) He is originally from Hollywood.
(b) He knows how to pretend.
(c) He does drugs and parties all day and night.
(d) He has learned the right strategies to excel.

5. In Chapter Six, how does Kit threaten Sammy?
(a) By sneaking into his house with a knife.
(b) By stealing all of the work he and Julian have done together.
(c) She promises to leave him if he doesn't come out with the truth.
(d) She tells him Julian will reveal he has been ghostwriting Sammy's work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kit say of the movie house where Sammy's premier is playing in Chapter Five?

2. What does Al say he gives Sammy tips on?

3. What bothers Al about Kit in Chapter Five?

4. After Sammy's movie has been shown and they are discussing the review, why does Sammy get upset with Al?

5. In Chapter One, how does Sammy react when Al says he wants to "bury the hatchet?"

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Three, how does Sammy explain the way he has treated his old girlfriend, Rosalie?

2. In Chapter Three, when Al complains about his job, what advice does Sammy give him about writing and screen technique?

3. Describe Sammy's behavior at the Brown Derby after the premier of "Girl Steals Boy."

4. What final conclusion does Al come to about Sammy?

5. What happens when Kit, Billie, and Al go over to Sammy's house in Chapter Four?

6. What happens between Sammy and Fineman at the preview of Sammy's movie in Chapter Eleven?

7. In Chapter Ten, Al describes Sheik as an example of Sammy's endless revenge. What does he mean by that statement?

8. When Sammy asks Al what he thinks of his play "Live Wire," what does Al say?

9. In Chapter One, what does Al tell Sammy about society?

10. In Chapter Five, when Al asks Kit why Hollywood lets Sammy get away with his work, how does Kit answer?

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