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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 causes Pat to recall his past in "A Patriotic Short"?
(a) A book.
(b) A magazine.
(c) The scene he is writing.
(d) A person who walks into the studio.

2. Why has the actress in "No Harm Trying" not worked?
(a) She can't speak English.
(b) She is a bad actress.
(c) She has no transportation to auditions.
(d) She has a bad temper.

3. What does Pat do in the scene in the ditch in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?
(a) He yells.
(b) He does really well.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He cries.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pat get into the preview in "Pat Hobby's Preview"?

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

3. What is the profession of the person Pat runs into in "Two Old-Timers"?

4. Whom does Pat wait for in jail in "Two Old-Timers"?

5. What does Pat need the money for in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Pat Hobby Does His Bit," what is ironic in regards to Pat's reaction to his being forgotten in the ditch?

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

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

7. In "Fun in an Artist's Studio," what does being asked to sit for an artist cause Pat to feel?

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

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

10. Why does Wainwright give Pat the tickets?

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