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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," who threatens Pat at the inquest?
(a) The wife of the man who killed Woll.
(b) Berners.
(c) Mr. Marcus.
(d) Woll.

3. How much is Pat offered for a weekly salary in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) One thousand dollars.

4. Who has finally arrived to Pat's office in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) The actress.
(b) The secretary.
(c) Pat's son.
(d) Gooddorf.

5. What makes the couple in "The Homes of the Stars" suspicious that they are in the wrong star's home?
(a) There are no children's rooms.
(b) There is only one child's room.
(c) There are two children's rooms.
(d) There is no one home.

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

7. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," what does all the excitement cause Pat to forget?
(a) His money.
(b) His car.
(c) His lines for a scene.
(d) The ending to the script.

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

9. What tone is set by the events at the end of "A Man in the Way"?
(a) Unlucky.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

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

11. Who refuses Pat's admittance into a place in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?
(a) Mr. Marcus.
(b) Orson Welles.
(c) New security guards.
(d) Berners.

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

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

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

15. Where is Pat working at in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) The studio.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bank.
(d) A bookstore.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what does the producer tell Pat?

2. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what does Pat notice at lunch?

3. In "The Homes of the Stars," how much does Pat agree to get paid?

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

5. How long does Pat try to get the playwright to work in "Teamed with Genius"?

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