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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 is the alternative to getting undressed in "Fun in an Artist's Studio"?
(a) Losing his job.
(b) Foregoing the money he was supposed to make that day.
(c) Getting arrested.
(d) Being blacklisted in Hollywood.

2. What does Pat need the money for in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?
(a) To pay his house rent.
(b) To keep his car.
(c) To buy a house.
(d) A hat.

3. What was a symbol of success in Pat's heyday?
(a) His swimming pool.
(b) Writing.
(c) Hats.
(d) Fences.

4. In "On the Trail of Pat Hobby," what is Pat's suggestion to the producer?
(a) The Birth of a Country.
(b) Grand Hotel.
(c) Big Hotel.
(d) Hope is Home.

5. In "Pat Hobby Does His Bit," what is supposed to happen to Pat's character?
(a) He is supposed to be shot.
(b) He is supposed to fall out of a tree.
(c) He is supposed to kill someone.
(d) He is supposed to be run over by a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "No Harm Trying," why can't Pat use the brilliant movie idea?

2. In "A Patriotic Short," whose house is next to Pat's house?

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

4. Why does the studio hire Pat in "No Harm Trying"?

5. Where does Pat talk to the President in "A Patriotic Short"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Two Old-Timers," how does seeing Phil make Pat feel better about himself?

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

4. Describe what faults Pat finds in the actress, call boy, and director in "No Harm Trying."

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

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

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

8. Why does Pat steal a hat in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?

9. Why does Wainwright give Pat the tickets?

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

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