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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 want in the beginning of "Pat Hobby's Preview"?
(a) Money.
(b) A wife.
(c) Tickets to the preview.
(d) A new job.

2. In "No Harm Trying," who has sent a message to Pat?
(a) The studio.
(b) His son.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

3. Why does the studio hire Pat in "No Harm Trying"?
(a) So he can help pay his wife's hospital bills.
(b) They know he needs a job.
(c) They don't hire him.
(d) They need him for a project.

4. In "Fun in an Artist's Studio," who orders Pat to undress?
(a) The guard.
(b) Berners.
(c) Phil.
(d) Mr. Marcus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did a movie help the arresting cop in "Two Old-Timers"?

3. Why does Pat leave before being paid in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?

4. In "Fun in an Artist's Studio," what is the profession of the young woman that Pat meets?

5. What was a symbol of success in Pat's heyday?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "No Harm Trying," why does Pat's idea fail?

2. Why does Pat end up begging for tickets to the preview in "Pat Hobby's Preview," and why is this significant?

3. In "A Patriotic Short," why does Pat become nostalgic?

4. In "Pat Hobby's Preview," what does the co-writer's demand that Pat's name be taken off the credits indicate?

5. Describe Pat's experience with the President in "A Patriotic Short."

6. In "A Patriotic Short," what does a swimming pool represent?

7. In "No Harm Trying," whom does Pat bring together and for what purpose?

8. What results in Pat's job opportunity in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?

9. In "Fun in an Artist's Studio," how does the artist try to get the look of desperation in Pat's face?

10. What happens during the shooting of the scene in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

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