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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles," from whom does Pat ask to borrow money?
(a) Jeff Boldini.
(b) Berners.
(c) Orson Welles.
(d) Phil Macedon.

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

3. In "The Homes of the Stars," what happens to Pat's car?
(a) Nothing happens to it.
(b) It is set on fire.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) It breaks down.

4. In "The Homes of the Stars," how much does Pat agree to get paid?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) One dollar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat do on the stand in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?

2. In "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles," for what is Pat desperate?

3. Where are the visitors from in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

4. What did the writer that Banizon hired in "Pat Hobby's Secret" demand?

5. Whom does Pat hit at lunch in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Woll die in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?

2. In "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles," what shows Pat's desperation, and why is he desperate?

3. In "The Homes of the Stars," what kind of scam does Pat run?

4. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," how is the story a little more optimistic than the previous stories in the collection?

5. In "Teamed With Genius," what does everyone else predict about Pat, and how do they anticipate his actions?

6. What does "A Man in the Way" show about Pat?

7. In "A Man in the Way," how does Berners react to finding out the truth about Pat?

8. In "Pat Hobby's Secret," how does Pat get the ending to the story from Woll?

9. How does Pat stoop to a new low in "Teamed With Genius"?

10. In "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles," how is Pat pushed to the back burner, even when he is dressed like Orson Welles?

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