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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 was the title of the last "Talk of the Town" piece Ross wrote for The New Yorker about Huston?
(a) "A Hard Exit."
(b) "A Great Director."
(c) "Forty."
(d) "Filming in Rome."

2. What does the writer of the foreword say Huston and Ross shared?
(a) Many lovely meals together.
(b) A boundless interest in life.
(c) A birthday.
(d) A zip code.

3. How old was Schary in the summer of 1950?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

4. Who was John Huston's father?
(a) David Huston.
(b) Walter Huston.
(c) Robert Huston.
(d) James Huston.

5. Which actor did Reinhardt think might be a better choice for the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage" than Audie Murphy?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Montgomery Clift.
(c) Rock Hudson.
(d) Spencer Tracy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Reinhardt tell Huston L.B. Mayer said to him about making "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. In what year did Huston first move to New York?

4. What is Dore Schary's job at M-G-M?

5. When did Schary return to work for M-G-M after his first stint of employment there?

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