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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Pat go to fulfill the producer's wishes in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?
(a) The library.
(b) The store.
(c) A school.
(d) The infirmary.

3. Why does Gooddorf refuse to bend to Pat's demands in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) The letter is not proof of guilt.
(b) The cops are involved.
(c) He has a good lawyer.
(d) He hates Pat.

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

5. What does the couple in "The Homes of the Stars" first ask Pat?
(a) To show them the homes of the stars.
(b) To have lunch with them.
(c) To take them to the studio.
(d) To have dinner with them.

6. What does the executive in "A Man in the Way" tell Pat to do?
(a) Revise someone's idea for a screenplay.
(b) Recruit some other writers.
(c) Come up with an original idea.
(d) Act in a movie.

7. What does Pat change in the script in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) The characters.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Structure.
(d) The entire script.

8. How does Pat react to what he sees at lunch in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?
(a) With happiness.
(b) With neutralness.
(c) With shock.
(d) With sadness.

9. What happens to the writer in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He is accidentally killed.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is kidnapped.

10. What does Pat say in the fake note he writes in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) Wilcox's wife died.
(b) Wilcox's mother died.
(c) Wilcox's brothers have been killed.
(d) Wilcox's father died.

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

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

13. What does Pat try to do to secure a better position in the studio in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) Blackmail Gooddorf.
(b) Steal a script.
(c) Write a great script.
(d) Work harder.

14. What happens to Pat's gift in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) It is lost in a fire.
(b) It is given to Pat.
(c) It is given back to the British empire.
(d) It is given to Berners.

15. Who died in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) An executive.
(b) Pat's wife.
(c) An actor.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the letter in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish" indicate?

2. What will happen to Pat's gift if the condition is not met in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

3. What does Pat go to the writer's building to look for in "A Man in the Way"?

4. How did the person in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish" die?

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

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