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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 historical figure that Pat is writing about do in "A Patriotic Short"?
(a) He gives a commission to Robert E. Lee's nephew.
(b) He dies.
(c) He kills someone.
(d) He gives a commission to Woodrow Wilson's nephew.

2. How does Pat get into the preview in "Pat Hobby's Preview"?
(a) The doorman gets Pat some tickets.
(b) He sneaks in.
(c) Berners lets him in.
(d) Wainwright tells the doorman to let him in.

3. In "Fun in an Artist's Studio," where does Pat meet a young female?
(a) The commissary.
(b) A bank.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The set of a film.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pat Hobby's Preview," why does Pat's co-writer leave the preview?

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

3. Why has the actress in "No Harm Trying" not worked?

4. In "Mightier Than the Sword," when does the studio want to begin production?

5. What does Pat find himself unable to write in "Mightier Than the Sword"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the staff forget about Pat, even though he passes out 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. In "No Harm Trying," whom does Pat bring together and for what purpose?

9. Why does Wainwright give Pat the tickets?

10. In "Pat Hobby's Preview," what has caused Pat to lose respect since movies have changed?

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