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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. Who is Humphrey Bogart married to at the time he begins work on "The African Queen" with Huston?
2. What does Schary say he thinks all music in the movies has to be to be effective?
3. What does Huston tell Schary just before Schary sees the finished film "The Red Badge of Courage" in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
4. What does Margaret Booth tell Huston in her brief letter to him about her first impression of the rushes she has seen?
5. Where does Dore Schary give a speech about film making in the section titled "What's Wrong With Mocha's Opinion?"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, what does Dore Schary tell Reinhardt about his opinion on the progress of the picture and on Audie Murphy's performance particularly?
2. What picture is Huston slated to start work on immediately after finishing "The Red Badge of Courage"?
3. What does Reinhardt tell Ross about his feelings on previews?
4. In his speech to the Drama Festival at the College of the Pacific, what does Schary tell students about sentimentality?
5. How does the audience react to the second preview?
6. What premise does the musical composer Bronislau Kaper bring to every film he works on?
7. What does Reinhardt suggest altering in the film, with Huston's blessing, to make it more appealing to audiences after the first preview?
8. 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?
9. What is the purpose of the so-called "leapfrog" method of directing and shooting a film?
10. How does one of the extras, Benny Burt, know John Huston personally?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
What does Huston's treatment of Albert Band, his devoted assistant, after finishing production on "The Red Badge of Courage" reveal about Huston's character? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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