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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young woman do at the end of "A Man in the Way"?
(a) She tells Berners her idea.
(b) She yells at Berners.
(c) She yells at Pat.
(d) She finds another job.

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

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

4. What does the letter in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish" indicate?
(a) Guilt for a crime.
(b) Happiness over the success of a crime.
(c) Feelings of regret.
(d) It indicates nothing important.

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

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

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

8. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," what was the person that Pat hit actually doing?
(a) Trying to talk to the executives.
(b) Just playing a joke.
(c) Trying to get a job.
(d) Playing a trick on Pat.

9. How long does Pat try to get the playwright to work in "Teamed with Genius"?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

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

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

14. Whom does Pat blame for his problems in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?
(a) Phil Macedon.
(b) Mr. Marcus.
(c) Berners.
(d) Orson Welles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat try to convince the executive to do in "A Man in the Way"?

2. What does Pat go to Berners' office to do in "A Man in the Way"?

3. In "The Homes of the Stars," what happens to Pat's car?

4. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," who threatens Pat at the inquest?

5. What does Banizon complain of in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?

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