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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are these New York performers headed there?

2. For whom is Susan perfect?

3. Who is this person that May encounters?

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

5. Who requests Mr. Glogauer's presence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do May and George feel about Jerry's good news?

2. How does George feel about himself? What does Glogauer settle in to watch?

3. What do the playwrights show about the film industry?

4. How does this good luck help the Glogauer Studios?

5. Who does May recognize?

6. Who are the three primary characters?

7. What does May receive from George?

8. What does May discover about Jerry? What do these two realize about each other?

9. Why does Mary feel hesitant and fearful? Should she feel this way? Why or why not?

10. Who has a good idea? What is this idea? What do the others think about the idea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Geroge launches into Vail's speech.

Part 1) Describe Vail's speech.

Part 2) What is Mr. Glogauer's reaction to this speech? Are you surprised by his reaction? Why or why not?

Part 3) What are your thoughts on George using Vail's speech? Should he have done this? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Helen Hobart is an opportunist.

Part 1) What attracts her to the trio?

Part 2) What is her career? How does this suit her personality?

Part 3) How is her character similar to those in the same field today?

Essay Topic 3

Lawrence Vail is distraught over his career in Los Angeles.

Part 1) What is his career?

Part 2) Why is he distraught?

Part 3) Where does he end up, due to this anxiety and unhappiness? What does this say about writers and other artists?

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