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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 the genre in which Burton focuses most of his work for Hollywood?
(a) Science fiction.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Romance.
(d) History.

2. Pale separates himself from his brother Robbie by the differences in their __________.
(a) Noses.
(b) Ears.
(c) Personalities.
(d) Jobs.

3. What is the name of Robbie's lover as revealed at the start of this scene?
(a) Pale.
(b) Larry.
(c) Burton.
(d) Dominic.

4. How long had Robbie lived in the apartment with Larry and with Anna?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Five years.
(d) Four years.

5. Who is described as being well-built and sexy in his mid-thirties and is wearing a nice suit?
(a) Burton.
(b) Larry.
(c) Dominic.
(d) Pale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had it been since Robbie had even seen his parents, showing just how distant they'd become?

2. What is Larry wearing when he next comes into the room, causing Pale to ask if he is doing a striptease?

3. Where was the wake Anna attended for Robbie's death with Robbie's family?

4. Anna taunts Pale that the vodka is not _____________, which he would know from his expertise in food and drink.

5. Burton explains his work is about the wives of ____________ and the longing they experience.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Anna when she is sleeping in the bedroom of the one of the nephews in Robbie's family?

2. What does Burton have to say in response to Pale's comment/question about whether she is sleeping with Burton, too?

3. Why were many of Robbie's dance colleagues and friends unable to attend the service?

4. What did Larry give to Pale when Larry stopped by the bar earlier?

5. What does Anna say when Burton asks her if she will ever move out of the loft and into his place?

6. What is Anna's opinion of Burton's script after she reads it and what is his reaction?

7. To what story does Larry equates Burton's writing and motivation?

8. Why did Burton take a job at eighteen as a messenger delivering to various homes?

9. What are some of the things that Larry reveals he was told not to put on the Chrysler Christmas card he is designing?

10. What does Anna tell Pale when he offers to make her tea and breakfast?

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