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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 happened to the tell-all journal in court?
(a) The author was imprisoned.
(b) It was burned.
(c) It was shredded.
(d) It was locked in a box.

2. What was Barry's starting salary per week?
(a) $75.
(b) $50.
(c) $25.
(d) $85.

3. Who was the first to hire Joan Barry and put her in films?
(a) Valentino.
(b) Chaplin.
(c) Griffith.
(d) Stroheim.

4. Describe Joan Barry's acting work as described in the reading.
(a) Inappropriate.
(b) Fantastic.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Sub-par.

5. Which of the following describes Bugsy Siegel?
(a) Born-millionaire.
(b) Game show host.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Gangster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bugsy Siegel's real first name?

2. What did Barry threaten Chaplin with?

3. What did critics see as the beginning of Hopper's end?

4. Who discovered the tell-all journal kept by an actress?

5. What put Frances Farmer in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the introduction of talkies significant?

2. What transitions did the Jazz Age include?

3. Describe Charlie Chaplin's relationship with Joan Barry.

4. Describe the "preservation for American ideals."

5. Why was Charlie Chaplin such a part of scandalous headlines?

6. What role does suicide seem to play in the film industry and Hollywood?

7. Describe the protests for the invasion of privacy.

8. Describe Mae Murray's life and downfall.

9. How did Joan Barry prepare for her movie roles?

10. Why was Hopper so critical of Charlie Chaplin?

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