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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 is Jack Aldworth's job on the film?

2. Which actor did Reinhardt think might be a better choice for the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage" than Audie Murphy?

3. Which film was Huston directing in Rome in 1965?

4. What picture did Huston film scenes for in the Central Park Zoo in 1969?

5. Which movie did Huston make and release immediately before starting production on "The Red Badge of Courage"?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the pre-filming rehearsals drag on, what is the mood and atmosphere among the cast and crew?

2. What is L.B. Mayer's strongest objection to the M-G-M studio making "The Red Badge of Courage"?

3. What does Huston tell Murphy about the difference between fear in a man and fear in a youth?

4. 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?

5. Why does Dore Schary tell Ross he knows L.B. Mayer so well?

6. What famous Civil War photographer does Huston reference several times in relation to the look of his own film shots in the first section of the book?

7. Why do Dore Schary and Gottfried Reinhardt hesitate to agree to cast Audie Murphy in the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage"?

8. 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?

9. How do Huston and Reinhardt seem to view the impending start to their filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" in the week before rehearsals begin?

10. What does Huston regret making a mistake on during the filming in the second section of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ross's choice to write Picture from a first-person point of view affect the reader's experience of the story? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

After production is finished on "The Red Badge of Courage," Huston moves immediately on to his next project. Write an essay explaining how producer Gottfried Reinhardt feels about Huston's rapid pivot to his next project, and how the pivot ultimately seems to have affected the final version of the film.

Essay Topic 3

Given Ross's descriptions of the man and his actions in Picture, what do you think are L.B. Mayer's main goals and ideals regarding film-making and production? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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