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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. What does Pat use to hit someone at lunch in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?
(a) A cup.
(b) A trash can.
(c) A metal tray.
(d) Some food.

2. What happens to Pat and the visitors after getting onto the set of the film in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) They are injured.
(b) They are taken to jail.
(c) They are killed.
(d) They are taken to the security room.

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

4. Where are the visitors from in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?
(a) Canada.
(b) Russia.
(c) Mexico.
(d) India.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Homes of the Stars," what does Pat buy from the drug store?

2. What does Pat say in the fake note he writes in "Teamed with Genius"?

3. Who was Gooddorf's lover in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?

4. How does Pat get the visitors onto the set of a film in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pat try to impress his son in "Pat Hobby, Putative Father"?

3. How does Pat mess up the opportunity he is given in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?

4. What happens when Pat directs the chauffeur to Shirley Temple's house in "The Homes of the Stars"?

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

6. How does Pat react to Rene Wilcox in "Teamed With Genius"?

7. In "Boil Some Water--Lots of It," how is Pat's behavior different from his previous actions in other stories?

8. In "Teamed With Genius," why does Pat refuse to be left out in writing the script?

9. How does Pat show his darker side in "A Man in the Way"?

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

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