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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Pat see walking up the front steps at the end of "The Homes of the Stars"?
(a) Mr. Marcus.
(b) Berners.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Shirley Temple.

2. What is the result of Pat's plan to secure a better position in the studio?
(a) He succeeds.
(b) He fails.
(c) Someone else executes his plan.
(d) He decides to not execute the plan.

3. What does the playwright do most of the time in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) Write.
(b) Talk.
(c) Eat.
(d) Sleep.

4. In "A Man in the Way," from where does the young woman get her idea?
(a) A magazine article.
(b) Another person.
(c) A book.
(d) A movie.

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

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

7. How did the person in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish" die?
(a) Murder.
(b) Self-destruction.
(c) He faked his death.
(d) Unknown causes.

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

9. How does Pat get the visitors onto the set of a film in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) He asks Berners.
(b) He asks the director.
(c) He asks a writer.
(d) He sneaks onto the set.

10. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what does Pat notice at lunch?
(a) A woman attempting to sit at the Big Table.
(b) A woman attempting to steal food.
(c) A man attempting to steal food.
(d) A man attempting to sit at the Big Table.

11. Who was Gooddorf's lover in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) Gianna.
(c) Helen.
(d) Pat.

12. Whom did Pat's ex-wife marry in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) The second richest man in India.
(b) A Russian.
(c) His brother.
(d) A Canadian.

13. What is Berners' likely reaction to the truth at the end of "A Man in the Way"?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Neutral.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

14. Whom does Pat run into on his way to show Berners the script in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) The studio bookie.
(b) Berners.
(c) Phil Macedon.
(d) Mr. Marcus.

15. In "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles," whom does everyone keep talking about?
(a) Berners.
(b) Mr. Marcus.
(c) Pat Hobby.
(d) Orson Welles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish," what holiday is it?

2. In "Teamed with Genius", how does Pat feel next to the playwright?

3. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what was the person that Pat hit actually doing?

4. Who hires Pat to help write a screenplay in "Teamed with Genius"?

5. The man on the corner in "The Homes of the Stars" closes up for _____________.

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