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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does the trio have another?
(a) New plan.
(b) Train ride.
(c) Train to catch.
(d) Stroke of good luck.

2. What is THE JAZZ SINGER?
(a) A live production.
(b) A ballet.
(c) A silent film.
(d) A successful talkie.

3. What were May and George hoping Jerry would land?
(a) A lead role.
(b) A plane.
(c) A job in a restaurant.
(d) A contract.

4. Where are the three headed?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Paris.
(c) Atlantic City.
(d) Chicago.

5. What do May and George think of Jerry's news?
(a) It is not what they are expecting.
(b) They are shocked and appalled.
(c) They are angered by this news.
(d) It is what they were hoping for.

6. According to Jerry, with what kind of news does he return?
(a) Horrible news.
(b) Good news.
(c) Bad news.
(d) Sad news.

7. What kind of play is ONCE IN A LIFETIME?
(a) A morbid play.
(b) A lighthearted play.
(c) A tragedy.
(d) A work of nonfiction.

8. When does Helen's obsequious behavior come into play?
(a) When the trio arrives.
(b) When Mr. Glogauer arrives.
(c) When the Schlepkin brothers arrive.
(d) When Mr. Glogauer leaves.

9. What kind of parade goes through the lobby of this building?
(a) The Rose Parade.
(b) Th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
(c) A parade of zoo animals.
(d) A parade of movie stars.

10. What does this person that May encounters think about the trio's diction school idea?
(a) It will not be very successful.
(b) It is a definite money maker.
(c) It might work.
(d) It is a horrible idea.

11. Describe Jerry Hyland.
(a) He is the doer.
(b) He is flighty.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He is the worrier.

12. For whom are Jerry, May, and George waiting in this building?
(a) Mr. Glogauer.
(b) The Schlepkin brothers.
(c) Mae West.
(d) Helen.

13. How does the trio feel about their new idea, as they slowly traverse the land from one side of the continent to the other?
(a) They become more and more irritated.
(b) They become more and more angry.
(c) They become more and more nervous.
(d) They become more and more excited.

14. Who has a good idea about the trio's new job?
(a) George.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jerry.
(d) May.

15. What does the trio hope this very important person will do for them?
(a) Get them jobs somewhere in the United States.
(b) Send them back to New York City.
(c) Put their futures on the fast track.
(d) Buy their dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. This idea began in New York, and to where is this new idea leading them?

2. How is May feeling when she enters the scene?

3. What has Jerry done to the trio's act?

4. In what city is this building located?

5. Who does George meet, while traveling across the continent with the trio?

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