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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 53 - 94).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ross's son's name?
(a) Erik.
(b) John.
(c) Henry.
(d) Edward.

2. What did Huston tell Audie Murphy the two would do once they got to Chico?
(a) Go hunting.
(b) Go hiking.
(c) Go betting on horses.
(d) Go fishing.

3. What relationship does the person who writes the foreward to Picture have to John Huston?
(a) Mentor.
(b) Child-Parent.
(c) Agent.
(d) Best Friend.

4. Which restaurant does Ross go to with Dore Schary and others in the section "Throw The Little Old Lady Down the Stairs!"?
(a) Bar Italia.
(b) Sardi's.
(c) Chasen's.
(d) Angelo's.

5. What part or parts of the film were Huston and Reinhardt waiting for insurance approval on before filming in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?
(a) Crossing the Sacramento River.
(b) The battle scenes with the fake bullets.
(c) The horseback riding scenes.
(d) The stabbing scenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the part of The Tall Soldier played by in "The Red Badge of Courage"?

2. Who starred in Huston's fortieth movie?

3. Who writes the foreward to Picture?

4. What was the title of the last "Talk of the Town" piece Ross wrote for The New Yorker about Huston?

5. Which famous Civil War photographer does Huston repeatedly refer to when talking about shots for "The Red Badge of Courage"?

(see the answer key)

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