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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. Who pressured Maurice Venice to give Wilhelm a shot at Hollywood?
(a) Dr. Adler.
(b) Wilhelm's mother.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Wilhelm.

2. According to Dr. Adler, why has Wilhelm failed?
(a) Because Wilhelm is just unlucky.
(b) Because Wilhelm is self-indulgent.
(c) Because Wilhelm is not smart.
(d) Because Wilhelm is not a risk taker.

3. What is the name of the hotel where Wilhelm and Dr. Adler stay?
(a) Hotel Gloriana.
(b) Hotel Ansonia.
(c) The Waldorf Hotel.
(d) Hotel Glorious.

4. When defending his drugs because they give him a boost against certain things, Wilhelm stops just short of what word?
(a) Misery.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Jubilation.
(d) Happiness.

5. What is Wilhelm's relationship to his wife, Margaret?
(a) They are separated.
(b) They are divorced.
(c) Their marriage was never official.
(d) They are married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What approach does Dr. Tamkin convince Wilhelm to use in the stock market?

2. What doesn't Dr. Adler understand about Wilhelm?

3. Which career does Wilhelm's mother want him to consider instead of acting?

4. Which character thinks, ""I am an idiot. I have no reserve."

5. What was Dr. Adler's former career?

Short Essay Questions

1. After he is rejected by Dr. Adler and Margaret in Chapter 7, what does Wilhelm resolve to do with his life?

2. How does Margaret make Wilhelm feel when she harps on him for money?

3. In Chapter 7, what is odd about Wilhelm's sobbing at a funeral?

4. How does Wilhelm find himself at a stranger's funeral in Chapter 7?

5. What is the one item that Wilhelm tells Dr. Adler he wanted most when he left Margaret and why?

6. What does Wilhelm notice about Tamkin's clothes in Chapter 5?

7. Describe Wilhelm's relationship with Dr. Adler.

8. What particular feature of Tamkin does Wilhelm constantly refer to in Chapter 4? And how do they change throughout the chapter?

9. What happens in Chapter 1 when Wilhelm arrives in Los Angeles to start his career as an actor?

10. Why does Dr. Adler say he won't give Catherine any money for her art?

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