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

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What substance does Fox need in Act One?
(a) Nicotine.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Drugs.

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

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

4. What time is the second pitch meeting with Ross scheduled for?
(a) The next day, 10 a.m.
(b) One week, 5 pm.
(c) It isn't rescheduled.
(d) At lunch. Sometime.

5. Gould takes Fox to present his film to who?
(a) The actress of the moment.
(b) The financiers.
(c) Ross.
(d) Klipstine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gould pretends those who aren't happy in film are the ones who are what?

2. What script does Gould show Fox in Act One?

3. At the beginning of Act One, who is the head of the studio?

4. What is Gould's job at the beginning of Act One?

5. Gould tells Karen to take what kind of holiday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fox say worried him all night before his meeting with Ross, and why is it ironic?

2. How does Gould first reveal to Karen that "Radiation . . ." will not be produced?

3. Much of what comes out of Gould's mouth is insincere. What is his reaction when Karen reminds him of statements he's made in the past?

4. Explain why, from Gould's point of view, films get made in Hollywood.

5. Other than money, why is Fox excited about the prospect of success?

6. Explain what Karen believes she saw in Gould.

7. What is it that Gould objects about making "Radiation..." into a film?

8. How does Gould describe the movies he now has to produce?

9. What is significant about Fox's desire for a drink in Act 3?

10. When Fox describes himself as a cog, what does he mean?

(see the answer keys)

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