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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what part of the script does Lee want Austin's help?
(a) The typewriter.
(b) The story line.
(c) The camera directions.
(d) The characters.

2. How does Austin prepare the toast?
(a) He uses jelly.
(b) He uses honey.
(c) He butters the toast.
(d) He sprinkles it with cinnamon.

3. Whose script does Saul decide to drop?
(a) Saul decides to drop Austin's script in favor of Lee's.
(b) Saul decides to drop Lee's script in favor of Austin's.
(c) Saul decides to drop the old man's script for Mom's.
(d) Saul decides to drop Mom's script for the old man's.

4. Where does Austin want to learn to live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) The swamp land.
(c) The desert.
(d) Mexico.

5. What deal do the brothers strike up?
(a) Austin will write the screenplay if Lee allows him to come and live in the desert.
(b) Lee will kidnap Saul for Austin if he writes the original screenplay.
(c) Lee will clean the house for Mom if Austin captures a coyote.
(d) Austin will find the old man's teeth if Lee rids the house of liquor.

6. How is Lee typing on the typewriter?
(a) Lee is typing with his eyes closed.
(b) Lee is typing well, with both hands.
(c) Lee is typing with one finger.
(d) Lee is typing without looking.

7. What utensil does Lee have a difficult time finding?
(a) A fork.
(b) A wrench.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A knife.

8. What is Lee smashing with a golf club?
(a) The pots and pans.
(b) Austin.
(c) The typewriter.
(d) The car.

9. What is Austin supposed to steal, according to the brothers' bet?
(a) One million dollars.
(b) A toaster.
(c) A woman.
(d) A car.

10. Where are Lee and Austin sitting?
(a) They are sitting in the car.
(b) They are sitting in the kitchen alcove.
(c) They are sitting in the garage.
(d) They are sitting on the golf course.

11. What is the time of day at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Evening.
(b) Noon.
(c) Very early morning.
(d) Late afternoon.

12. How phony does Austin think is Lee's script?
(a) As phony as the Battle of Little Bighorn.
(b) As phony as the Lone Ranger and Tonto.
(c) As phony as Hoppalong Cassidy.
(d) As phony as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

13. Of what does Austin accuse Saul?
(a) Austin accuses Saul of domestic battery.
(b) Austin accuses Saul of not giving Lee's story a chance.
(c) Austin accuses Saul of grand theft auto.
(d) Austin accuses Saul of gambling with his material.

14. What has the old man lost?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His sanity.
(c) His car.
(d) His house.

15. How did Lee get Saul to agree to produce the script?
(a) He held Saul at gunpoint.
(b) He kidnapped Saul's children.
(c) He presented an argument in a courtroom.
(d) He convinced Saul to gamble on the ninth hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the brothers realize about what Saul has told them regarding their scripts?

2. What is the time of day at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 5?

3. Where does Lee want to go?

4. Who claims to love a story's beginnings?

5. When did Saul make a firm commitment to Lee's project?

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