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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. How old does Stella tell Joel he looks?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

2. Who is the only person who thinks Joel's skit is a success?
(a) Miles.
(b) Nat.
(c) Stella.
(d) Joel.

3. Who asks, "What do you mean you're in permanent retirement"?
(a) Joel.
(b) Miles.
(c) Nat.
(d) Stella.

4. Nat tells Joel a story about a premiere at what theater?
(a) Kodak Theater.
(b) Pantages Theater.
(c) Hollywood Bowl Theater.
(d) Grauman's.

5. What does Joel do with his breakfast the morning after the tea?
(a) Gives it to his dog.
(b) Throws it out a window.
(c) Leaves it on the table.
(d) Eats is quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joel feel when he hears the singing at Miles' tea?

2. What does Joel have for breakfast the morning after the tea?

3. Who says, "Absolutely my last social appearance in Hollywood"?

4. What does Joel's mother do for a living?

5. In the story Nat tells Joel, why does the Great Lover become angry with the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joel feel when he thinks he does not get involved with Stella?

2. How does Stella react when she sees Joel calling her friends?

3. How does Stella make Joel feel important?

4. Why does Stella become dismayed when a telegram delivery boy comes to her door?

5. Describe what Beverly Hills looks like as Joel and Stella walk to her house.

6. What does Joel contemplate when he wakes after spending the night with Stella?

7. Why does Joel call Stella's doctor even though she asks him not to?

8. What does Joel tell Stella when she comes downstairs, while alone at her home?

9. Why does Joel think Stella wants him to stay with her after hearing the news about Miles' death?

10. Why is Joel mortified the morning after the first Sunday he spends at the Calman house?

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