Speed-the-Plow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Speed-the-Plow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Gould tell Fox they will make?
(a) Lots and lots.
(b) Unlimited sums of gold.
(c) Five million.
(d) One million a piece.

2. Where do Gould and Fox go to lunch?
(a) The Coventry.
(b) Real Food Daily.
(c) The Ivy.
(d) Musso and Frank's.

3. What is the opening scene of the play set?
(a) Marilyn Monroe's home in Brentwood.
(b) Hollywood Blvd.
(c) The top of the Hollywood sign.
(d) Bobby Gould's office.

4. What does Gould think Fox should get for bringing the film to his studio?
(a) A job.
(b) A bump.
(c) A trailer.
(d) An office.

5. What does Gould tell Fox to get in Ross' office?
(a) Paperclips.
(b) The blacklist.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Script options.

6. Why does Gould insist on meeting with Ross instead of calling him?
(a) Ross makes Gould laugh.
(b) To delay the greenlight.
(c) So Fox can have some face time.
(d) For fun.

7. What is does "green light" mean in the film business?
(a) It's code for money.
(b) To approve a film for production.
(c) Use a certain type of lighting on set.
(d) Halt production immediately.

8. What is Karen's title at the beginning of the play?
(a) Assistant to the Studio Head.
(b) Agent.
(c) Temporary Secretary.
(d) Administrative Assistant.

9. At the beginning of Act One, Gould feels everyone in town wants what?
(a) To humiliate him.
(b) His head on a platter.
(c) To promote him.
(d) His wife.

10. What does Fox compare the substance of his movies to?
(a) What he puts in his coffee.
(b) Water.
(c) Prize winning literature.
(d) Gelatin.

11. What movie star came to Fox's house?
(a) Doug Brown.
(b) John White.
(c) Billy Brown.
(d) Clarence Black.

12. When is Fox's deadline to make a deal with Ross?
(a) He doesn't have one.
(b) One week.
(c) That day, 5 p.m.
(d) The next day, 10 a.m.

13. What does Gould reveal to Fox at the beginning of Act One?
(a) He is illiterate.
(b) His wife is leaving him.
(c) He is ill.
(d) His promotion.

14. What does Karen say about her job?
(a) She needs it to survive.
(b) It's inspirational.
(c) She is learning a lot from it.
(d) It is temporary.

15. How does Fox describe the film in Act One?
(a) "Two Guys and Two Girls."
(b) "A Real Romance picture.
(c) "Explosions and Entrails."
(d) "A Douggie Brown picture."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act One, what type of read does Ross ask of a certain book?

2. What clutters the opening scene?

3. What does Fox think of the secretary in Gould's office?

4. Who does Fox want to be the costar?

5. What do Gould and Fox spend time doing in Act One?

(see the answer keys)

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