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

2. In what year did production wrap on "The Prude's Fall"?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1925.

3. What did Hitchcock explain a MacGuffin is in a short story?
(a) A file folder marked 'Confidential'.
(b) A mysterious unmarked door.
(c) A trap to catch lions in Scotland.
(d) A staircase to nowhere.

4. What did Hitchcock say about the characters in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?
(a) He wanted to make another movie based on them.
(b) They reminded him of him and his wife.
(c) He could not relate to them.
(d) They were childish.

5. For Hitchcock, what was different about working on his first American film as compared to his British films?
(a) Hitchcock could not relate to the film's story.
(b) It was harder to get production money from the studio.
(c) The American actors were harder to direct.
(d) Only the filming location.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Hitchcock say was the actual recipient of the Oscar?

2. While traveling in Germany, what was Hitchcock's crew instructed to smuggle onto a train?

3. What did Hitchcock talk about in regards to his film, "The Ring"?

4. What topic in regards to Hitchcock's life had not really been written about before this book?

5. What did cameramen focus on to hide a leading lady's aging?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did it come about that Hitchcock made appearances in each of his films?

2. What did Truffaut ask Hitchcock about the portrayal of police officers in "Sabotage" and "Shadow of Doubt"?

3. When was Hitchcock occasionally allowed to step behind the camera at Paramount Famous Players-Lasky?

4. What did Hitchcock say about movie endings?

5. According to Hitchcock, what was special about his film "The Ring"?

6. What was the ending of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" based on?

7. What did Hitchcock learn from his film, "The Woman Alone"?

8. Why was the script for "The Man Who Knew Too Much" altered before filming?

9. What did Hitchcock explain was important to balance in making a film?

10. What did Hitchcock do when he learned Paramount Famous Players-Lasky was planning to open a film studio in London?

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