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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. What was the title of the story Ross wrote in which she detailed her first meeting with John Huston?
2. Which animal is the symbol for M-G-M?
3. What relationship does the person who writes the foreward to Picture have to John Huston?
4. Which restaurant does Ross go to with Huston in the section "Throw the Little Old Lady Down the Stairs!"?
5. Which of the following actors starred in the film "Key Largo"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of responsibility does Ross feel she has to the people she writes about, as outlined from an excerpt from her book Reporting in the Foreword?
2. What kind of a relationship did Ross have with John Huston later in their lives, as outlined by Huston's daughter Angelica Huston in the Foreword?
3. Why does Reinhardt write a letter to Huston on the day the shooting of the film is to start?
4. Why do Dore Schary and Gottfried Reinhardt hesitate to agree to cast Audie Murphy in the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage"?
5. What does John Huston say to Ross when he calls her at home about a week before his death in 1987?
6. What does Huston tell Murphy about the difference between fear in a man and fear in a youth?
7. How does Audie Murphy behave during his first meeting with John Huston in the first section of the book?
8. What does Huston regret making a mistake on during the filming in the second section of the book?
9. Who does Ross decide early on in writing Picture to make as her four leading "characters"?
10. What unusual tactic does Huston intend to use to direct the picture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining why Arthur Freed, who is in charge of musicals at M-G-M at the time "The Red Badge of Courage" was produced, seems to have so much power, esteem, and confidence.
Essay Topic 2
What does Ross seem to use the behavior of, and the scenes featuring, Silvia Reinhardt (the producer Gottfried Reinhardt's wife) to demonstrate about life in Hollywood? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 3
Given Ross's descriptions of him and his actions on "The Red Badge of Courage," what do you think are studio executive and producer Dore Schary's most significant concerns and goals regarding film production? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
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