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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pat recall about his heyday in "A Patriotic Short"?
(a) His marriage.
(b) His great movies.
(c) His horrible movies.
(d) The President's visit to the studio.

2. In "Two Old-Timers," whom does Pat run into?
(a) Mr. Marcus.
(b) Berners.
(c) Phil Macedon.
(d) Ward Wainwright.

3. Why does Pat leave before being paid in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?
(a) He is afraid someone will find out about his stealing.
(b) He is kicked out.
(c) He is caught in his lies.
(d) He is arrested for burglary.

4. What does the director do as Pat starts to leave in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?
(a) He fires an actor.
(b) He hires Pat.
(c) He fires the producer.
(d) He calls action on the set.

5. In "Mightier Than the Sword," whose name does the producer put on the script?
(a) Berners'.
(b) The secretary's.
(c) Mr. Marcus'.
(d) Pat's.

6. In "Pat Hobby Does His Bit," what is supposed to happen to Pat's character?
(a) He is supposed to be shot.
(b) He is supposed to be run over by a car.
(c) He is supposed to fall out of a tree.
(d) He is supposed to kill someone.

7. In "No Harm Trying," who has a brilliant idea for a movie?
(a) Pat.
(b) A producer.
(c) A call boy.
(d) An actress.

8. Whom does Pat end up consoling at the end of "Mightier Than the Sword"?
(a) Mr. Marcus.
(b) Himself.
(c) The original writer.
(d) Berners.

9. What color is the item that Pat steals in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?
(a) Black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

10. In "Mightier Than the Sword," whom does Pat overhear arguing with a producer?
(a) Another producer.
(b) Berners.
(c) A director.
(d) A writer.

11. Where does Pat hide while people search for the item he stole in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?
(a) A bar.
(b) His home.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The writer's building.

12. Why has the actress in "No Harm Trying" not worked?
(a) She is a bad actress.
(b) She can't speak English.
(c) She has a bad temper.
(d) She has no transportation to auditions.

13. In "Fun in an Artist's Studio," where does Pat meet a young female?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bank.
(c) The commissary.
(d) The set of a film.

14. Where does Pat ask someone for money in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?
(a) In an office.
(b) On set.
(c) In a restaurant.
(d) In a bank.

15. In "No Harm Trying," what does Pat try to pitch to the studio executive?
(a) A book idea.
(b) A tv show idea.
(c) An article idea.
(d) A movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pat feel that he needs a certain item in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?

2. What does the historical figure that Pat is writing about do in "A Patriotic Short"?

3. What happens to the male star of the film in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

4. Why was Pat asked to sit at the Big Table in "A Patriotic Short"?

5. How much is Pat offered to help a producer with a task in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?

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