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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pat explain his current unemployment in "The Homes of the Stars"?
(a) He is not a good writer.
(b) The Screen Playwriters' Guild is on strike.
(c) He is unemployed because he wants another career.
(d) No one will hire him.

2. In "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish," Pat is chatting with a guy from the ______________.
(a) Costume department.
(b) Scenario department.
(c) Acting department.
(d) Writing department.

3. What happens to Pat and the visitors after getting onto the set of the film in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They are injured.
(c) They are taken to jail.
(d) They are taken to the security room.

4. What does Pat use to hit someone at lunch in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?
(a) A metal tray.
(b) A cup.
(c) Some food.
(d) A trash can.

5. What does Pat tell the couple that his profession is in "The Homes of the Stars"?
(a) A writer.
(b) A producer.
(c) A director.
(d) A banker.

6. In "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish," what holiday is it?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas Eve.

7. What is the result of Pat's actions in Berners' office in "A Man in the Way"?
(a) He is hired.
(b) He becomes successful again.
(c) He is thrown out of the studio.
(d) He is fired.

8. Who has a heart attack in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?
(a) Pat.
(b) Mr. Marcus.
(c) Berners.
(d) Orson Welles.

9. What does Pat do at the end of "The Homes of the Stars"?
(a) Gets arrested.
(b) Runs out of the house.
(c) Quits his job.
(d) Leads the couple out of the house.

10. How does Pat feel about the person everyone keeps talking about in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Threatened.
(c) Excited.
(d) Scared.

11. What does Pat try to convince the executive to do in "A Man in the Way"?
(a) Give him more money.
(b) Hire him.
(c) Fire another employee.
(d) Buy a film.

12. What is the name of the secretary in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) Mary.
(b) Giana.
(c) Ruthie.
(d) Helen.

13. What does Pat do on the stand in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?
(a) Tells the truth.
(b) Gets sick.
(c) Lies.
(d) Runs away.

14. Whom does Pat owe money to in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?
(a) Mr. Marcus.
(b) Orson Welles.
(c) Berners.
(d) Louie.

15. According to Pat, who has overheard the ending to the script in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?
(a) Himself.
(b) Phil Macedon.
(c) The secretary.
(d) Berners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Pat's gift in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

2. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what is revealed about the person that Pat hit?

3. Where does Pat go to fulfill the producer's wishes in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?

4. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what is the Big Table?

5. Whom does Pat convince to go to lunch with him in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?

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