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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. How many things does Gould claim to have learned in the film industry?
(a) Five in five years.
(b) Two in twenty years.
(c) Nothing at all.
(d) Everything known to man.

2. Gould claims Fox has brought him what, in the form of the film?
(a) Trouble.
(b) A stinker.
(c) Gold.
(d) A hit.

3. What does Gould warn Fox of, in Act One?
(a) His popularity will grow with his bank account.
(b) His secretary is dangerous.
(c) Being too intelligent in Hollywood.
(d) Others will want to tear him down.

4. What clutters the opening scene?
(a) Starlets and reporters.
(b) Stage lights and grease paint.
(c) Boxes and painting supplies.
(d) The orchestra.

5. What substance does Fox need in Act One?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Nicotine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fox quotes who from the Bible?

2. How much money do Gould and Fox bet on the secretary?

3. Where do Gould and Fox go to lunch?

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

5. In addition to money from success, what does Fox look forward to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the irony of the secretary who does not know how to complete the simplest tasks. What does this represent?

2. Even though it is his job to greenlight films, Gould is upset when he feels this is why Fox has come to visit him. Why?

3. After Gould offers Karen a job at the studio and she says she wants only to work on "Radiation . . ." why is Gould confused?

4. 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?

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

6. When Gould complains that everyone wants something from him, how does Karen reveal him as hypocritical?

7. What are the terms of the bet made on the secretary, Karen?

8. How does Fox put his foot in his mouth when explaining to Gould that Karen would never go for Gould romantically?

9. What issue does Gould seem to be debating within himself at the beginning of Act One?

10. What are Fox's plans for the future, after the Prison film is produced?

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