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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 taken to jail.
(c) They are taken to the security room.
(d) They are injured.

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

3. What did the writer that Banizon hired in "Pat Hobby's Secret" demand?
(a) Ten actors.
(b) Ten scripts.
(c) More money.
(d) A house.

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

5. Where are the visitors from in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) Russia.
(b) Canada.
(c) India.
(d) Mexico.

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

7. How is the condition for Pat's gift broken in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) Russia enters war the next day.
(b) Canada enters war the next day.
(c) Mexico enters war the next day.
(d) England enters war the next day.

8. In "A Man in the Way," what is the young woman's idea for a script?
(a) An actor who is out of work.
(b) Books being shipped to China.
(c) Artifacts being shipped to Europe.
(d) A writer who is out of work.

9. In "The Homes of the Stars," what does Pat buy from the drug store?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Candy.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Gin.

10. Who finishes the script in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) Pat.
(b) Mr. Marcus.
(c) Berners.
(d) Wilcox.

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

12. How does the young woman's actions at the end of "A Man in the Way" affect Pat?
(a) It gets him fired.
(b) His lie is revealed.
(c) It gets them to work together.
(d) It secures his job.

13. Whom does Pat hit at lunch in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?
(a) He hits Berners.
(b) He hits an executive.
(c) He hits a man trying to steal food.
(d) He hits a man trying to sit at the Big Table.

14. What kind of film is Pat Hobby working on in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?
(a) A western.
(b) A romance.
(c) A literary adaptation.
(d) A musical.

15. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what is the Big Table?
(a) A table for Pat.
(b) The executives' table.
(c) A table for all the extras.
(d) A table where conferences are held.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the playwright do most of the time in "Teamed with Genius"?

2. Who does Pat recruit to steal the script in "Teamed with Genius"?

3. Whom did Pat's ex-wife marry in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

4. Who died in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?

5. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," what does all the excitement cause Pat to forget?

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