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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What film does Reinhardt begin work on after "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) The Burning Secret.
(b) The Graduate.
(c) Mrs. Robinson.
(d) The Past Devolves.

2. What does Huston often do in pictures he directs?
(a) Buys the cast and crew drinks on the last day.
(b) Pays for them from start to finish.
(c) Sleeps outside in a sleeping bag on location.
(d) Plays a bit part.

3. What other film does Reinhardt suggest pairing "The Red Badge of Courage" in in previews?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) The Jewel of the Nile.
(c) The Steel Helmet.
(d) My Friend Harry.

4. How does Reinhardt say he feels about previews?
(a) He says they are necessary to see how the audience reacts.
(b) He gets too worked up to go to them.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He dreads them.

5. Which influential entertainment columnist liked "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Barbara Bradley.
(b) Louise Day.
(c) Hedda Hopper.
(d) Jennifer Huxton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Arthur Band's duties on the film?

2. Who is Huston's friend that he met at the race track and then cast as an extra?

3. Which actor appeared in the movie, produced by Reinhardt, titled "The Great Sinner"?

4. What does Band say the audiences hated about Durant?

5. What does Reinhardt think about how the scenes with the extras look?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does one of the extras, Benny Burt, know John Huston personally?

2. What does Reinhardt suggest altering in the film, with Huston's blessing, to make it more appealing to audiences after the first preview?

3. In Part III, what does Reinhardt implore the top crew members, including Huston, to do for him that would make the studio executives very happy?

4. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about his feelings on previews?

5. Why is Margaret Booth's positive opinion so welcome and important to Huston?

6. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about his relationship with Margaret Booth?

7. Why does Arthur Freed tell Ross that Huston's pictures have trouble selling to audiences?

8. By the end of Part III of the book, how is Reinhardt feeling about "The Red Badge of Courage's" prospects?

9. In the beginning of Part IV, what does Schary tell Huston and Reinhardt is a significant positive sign for their film?

10. What picture is Huston slated to start work on immediately after finishing "The Red Badge of Courage"?

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