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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do they work these jobs in this building?
(a) To see shows for free.
(b) In the hopes of creating a popular movie.
(c) To earn a large income.
(d) In the hopes of being discovered by some movie industry executive.

2. In what city is this building located?
(a) In San Francisco.
(b) In New York.
(c) In San Diego.
(d) In Los Angeles.

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

4. 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 nervous.
(b) They become more and more angry.
(c) They become more and more irritated.
(d) They become more and more excited.

5. What has Jerry done to the trio's act?
(a) He has landed them roles in a Broadway play.
(b) He has sold the vaudeville act.
(c) He has found a new agent.
(d) Found a new theatre for them to perform in.

6. How do they travel from one city to the next?
(a) By train.
(b) By car.
(c) By bus.
(d) By plane.

7. Why is George's new acquaintance headed to this location?
(a) To become a bartender.
(b) To become a Ziegfeld Follies girl.
(c) To become an actress on the stage.
(d) To become an actress.

8. Where does George meet this person?
(a) At the station.
(b) In Los Angeles.
(c) On the train.
(d) In New York.

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

10. What does this person that May encounters offer to do?
(a) Not keep them from their plans.
(b) Work as a teacher.
(c) Be their first student.
(d) Help promote it .

11. Who does George meet, while traveling across the continent with the trio?
(a) A movie star.
(b) A girl.
(c) A relative.
(d) A director.

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

13. How does Helen arrive?
(a) Just as surprised by the celebrities as the trio.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Quietly.
(d) With as much pandemonium as the movie stars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the New York stage performers headed?

2. What happens to Jerry's plan, while traveling to the trio's new destination?

3. Who is an actor who is rather young, and single, and somewhat carefree and oblivious?

4. What do the other two think of this new job idea?

5. How did this decision to leave come about?

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