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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 try to do to secure a better position in the studio in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?
(a) Steal a script.
(b) Blackmail Gooddorf.
(c) Write a great script.
(d) Work harder.

2. What does Banizon complain of in "Pat Hobby's Secret"?
(a) He doesn't have the ending to a script.
(b) He doesn't have money.
(c) He doesn't have actors.
(d) He doesn't have a script.

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

4. In "A Man in the Way," what is the young woman's idea for a script?
(a) A writer who is out of work.
(b) Artifacts being shipped to Europe.
(c) An actor who is out of work.
(d) Books being shipped to China.

5. 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 finds another job.
(d) She yells at Pat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hires Pat to help write a screenplay in "Teamed with Genius"?

2. ______________ is taken to the infirmary in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles."

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

4. Who died in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?

5. In "Pat Hobby, Putative Father," what does Pat's son reveal to him about his uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who does Pat blame for his problem, and who should he be blaming in "Pat Hobby and Orson Welles"?

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

8. What is revealed about the man who tries to sit at the Big Table in "Boil Some Water--Lots of It"?

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

10. How does Pat feel about the change in movies in "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish"?

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