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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 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"?

2. What does Reinhardt write to Schary to apologize for in the section titled "Everything Has Just Gone Zoom"?

3. Who is Angelica Huston's husband?

4. Who is responsible for a hit picture, according to Reinhardt?

5. What is Jack Aldworth's job on the film?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Reinhardt write a letter to Huston on the day the shooting of the film is to start?

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's personal assistant, Albert Band, hope to do in the film?

7. 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?

8. What hobby is Huston deeply interested in that has nothing to do with Hollywood, as Ross describes it in the first section of the book?

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

10. What does Reinhardt say about the perception of a director's and producer's roles in the success or failure of a movie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the executive response at M-G-M to the shareholders' apparent consensus that the studio should continue making more movies like "The Red Badge of Courage," even if they lose money.

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