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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. Gould claims the gods do what to make people mad?
(a) Answer their prayers.
(b) Deny their wishes.
(c) Show them the door.
(d) Cause famine and war.

2. What type of film did Fox show the movie star?
(a) Romance.
(b) Social Theme.
(c) All of these.
(d) Action.

3. Who does Fox want to be the costar?
(a) His niece.
(b) The flavor of the month.
(c) His wife.
(d) Gould's secretary.

4. What does Gould say about being "at the top"?
(a) "The air's a little thin".
(b) It gives him vertigo.
(c) He hates looking down at the fall.
(d) "It ain't crowded".

5. In Act One, what type of read does Ross ask of a certain book?
(a) Pretend.
(b) Public.
(c) Thorough.
(d) Courtesy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clutters the opening scene?

2. What does Gould reveal to Fox at the beginning of Act One?

3. Why does Ross cancel the meeting with Fox?

4. What does Gould feel is missing from his company's films?

5. Gould has the power to green light what type of budget?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Gould want to present Fox's film idea to Ross in person, with Fox?

4. In Act 2, Gould speaks of a connection shared between him and Karen but is being insincere. Why?

5. After twenty years in Hollywood, Gould claims to have learned what?

6. What type of career advice does Fox offer to Karen, once Gould declines to produce "Radiation . . ."?

7. Explain Karen's feelings about her interactions with Gould.

8. Gould toys with the idea of replacing his regular secretary with Karen, the temp. Why is this significant?

9. Gould points out to Karen that a film that nobody sees won't make a difference anyway. What does he mean by this?

10. How do Gould and Fox talk about their relationships with others in Hollywood?

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