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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 the message to Pat say in "No Harm Trying"?
(a) His wife tried to kill herself.
(b) His son tried to kill himself.
(c) His son died.
(d) His wife died.

2. In "No Harm Trying," who brings Pat a message?
(a) His landlord.
(b) His son.
(c) Berners.
(d) His wife.

3. Where does Pat meet a young woman in "Pat Hobby's Preview"?
(a) His neighborhood.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bank.
(d) The studio lot.

4. Who has bought a movie he can't make in "No Harm Trying"?
(a) The producer.
(b) The director.
(c) Berners.
(d) Pat.

5. In "On the Trail of Pat Hobby," to whom does the item that Pat steals belong?
(a) Phil Macedon.
(b) Berners.
(c) The President.
(d) Mr. Marcus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the co-writer of the movie want to do about Pat's credit in "Pat Hobby's Preview"?

2. Who attends to Pat when he wakes up in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

3. When does someone notice that Pat was caught in a scene in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

4. How does Pat react to what has to occur to his character in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Pat steals the hat in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?

3. In "No Harm Trying," what results from Pat's efforts to create a movie?

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

5. In "Two Old-Timers," what does Pat point out about Phil's acting days?

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

7. In "Mightier Than the Sword," how does Pat get a job?

8. Why does Wainwright give Pat the tickets?

9. In "Mightier Than the Sword," why does Pat's script go unused?

10. Why does the staff forget about Pat, even though he passes out in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

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