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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the murderer in "The Girl was Young" identifiable?
(a) By a tattoo.
(b) By an eye twitch.
(c) By facial hair.
(d) By a limp.

2. What word did Truffaut use to describe using children in films in a suspenseful way?
(a) As 'twisted'.
(b) As 'troubling'.
(c) As 'ticklish'.
(d) As 'tricky'.

3. What did Truffaut say that many people assume suspense must be related to?
(a) Murder.
(b) Intimidation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Revenge.

4. What did the audience resent about Hitchcock's use of the young boy in his film, "The Woman Alone"?
(a) That anything bad happened to him.
(b) That the role was played by an American, not a Brit.
(c) That the boy used bad language.
(d) That he had a happy ending.

5. How did Hitchcock describe himself as a child?
(a) As a curious boy.
(b) As a brat.
(c) As a loner.
(d) As a geek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitchcock say was lost on screen in "Marnie"?

2. What kind of animal caused trouble for Hitchcock and his crew while filming "Number Seventeen"?

3. Who appeared in each of Hitchcock's films?

4. Had Hitchcock not bought the rights to "Vertigo", who did Truffaut suggest might have bought them?

5. What is Hitchcock known as?

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