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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 director do as Pat starts to leave in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?
(a) He fires the producer.
(b) He calls action on the set.
(c) He hires Pat.
(d) He fires an actor.

2. Why has the director in "No Harm Trying" not worked in months?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He is violent.
(c) He has a bad temper.
(d) He has a drug problem.

3. How did a movie help the arresting cop in "Two Old-Timers"?
(a) It helped his wife understand his war experiences.
(b) It helped him understand war.
(c) It taught him new things.
(d) It made him feel better at a rough time in his life.

4. For what is a producer in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby" desperate?
(a) A new play.
(b) A new actor.
(c) An original title.
(d) A new radio show.

5. In "Pat Hobby's Preview," who got the last set of tickets available?
(a) Berners.
(b) Pat.
(c) Ward Wainwright.
(d) Phil Macedon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Pat end up consoling at the end of "Mightier Than the Sword"?

2. In "A Patriotic Short," where did the president attend a party?

3. What does the historical figure that Pat is writing about do in "A Patriotic Short"?

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

5. In "Mightier Than the Sword," whom does Pat overhear arguing with a producer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Wainwright give Pat the tickets?

3. In "A Patriotic Short," what was Pat's life like in the past as a popular writer?

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "On the Trail of Pat Hobby," what job does Pat find for the day?

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

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