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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first drawing that Soot finds in a box Daddy Henry shows him?
(a) A woman in a flower garden.
(b) Woman at the ocean.
(c) A tree.
(d) A small dog.

2. How long has Renny been driving?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. Who does the Author say were the worst customers when he worked for the cell phone company?
(a) Waitresses.
(b) Pilots.
(c) Engineers.
(d) CEOs.

4. What movie does the Author think of when he is riding up in the elevator to his room to prove to the desk clerk who he is?
(a) The Man Who Came to Dinner.
(b) Arsenic and Old Lace.
(c) The Maltese Falcon.
(d) Double Indemnity.

5. How much is the price of the Author's room when he is at a hotel where he was chased by an angry husband and slept with a desk clerk?
(a) $200.
(b) $250.
(c) $300.
(d) $350.

6. During media training, how many microphones are in front of the Author when he has a mock interview with Jack?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

7. In photos of Daddy Henry and his family on page 51, what was Soot's grandmother wearing?
(a) Dark blouse and flowered skirt.
(b) Blue blouse and white skirt.
(c) Red blouse and flowered skirt.
(d) White blouse and plaid skirt.

8. How does the Author describe the cover of his book when he sees it in a bookstore?
(a) Yellow cover with a book and a boy on the front.
(b) Red cover with a two boys and a man on the front.
(c) White cover with black words.
(d) Black cover with white words.

9. What actors are said to be interested in playing a role in the movie version of the Author's book?
(a) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Donald Glover.
(b) James Franco and Heath Ledger.
(c) Seth Rogen and Christopher Nolan.
(d) Ben Affleck and Jared Padalecki.

10. How old was the Author when he decided that he wanted to be a writer?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

11. How old is the boy on page 27?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

12. When did Oprah's couch stop running?
(a) April 19, 2011.
(b) March 4, 2011.
(c) June 30, 2011.
(d) May 25, 2011.

13. What does Jack, the media trainer, say one of his clients was?
(a) Russian spy.
(b) Hacker.
(c) Bank robber.
(d) Murderer.

14. How long does Jack tell the Author he has been working with authors?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) Over a decade.
(d) About a dozen years.

15. Where does Renny drive the Author?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Denver.
(d) Dallas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is the lettering on the word that the Author notices in the office in midtown Manhattan?

2. In the story being covered by the media, what was the boy doing when he was killed by the police?

3. What was the dead boy wearing in a photograph that the media keeps showing?

4. On page 10, what is the Author wearing?

5. What is the name of a woman that the Author remembers from a Barnes & Noble in New Mexico?

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