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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Al go to see Kit in Chapter Six?
(a) He needs protection.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He wants to ask her to marry him.
(d) To get her to help with Julian's problems.

2. Before he left for Hollywood, what did Sammy tell Rosalie she should do?
(a) Take acting courses.
(b) Give up all hope.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Quit her job.

3. Why does Rosalie Goldbaum call Al in Chapter Three?
(a) She thinks she is pregnant with Sammy's child.
(b) She wants to talk to Al about a promotion at the paper.
(c) She is trying to get a hold of Sammy.
(d) She wants Al to help her sell an article.

4. What does Al mean when he says his own voice is filled with inadequacy?
(a) He has lost his voice.
(b) He is unable to argue with pride.
(c) He is incapable of being creative.
(d) Everything he tries to express is absurd.

5. What do Julian and Rosalie have in common?
(a) They turn out to be brother and sister.
(b) They are both Sammy's lovers.
(c) Both are Al's children.
(d) Sammy made promises to the both of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Al work when he returns to New York?

2. What is Al's impression of Rosalie when the two meet for dinner in Chapter Three?

3. By the end of Chapter Nine, how does Al begin to think of Sammy?

4. Why is Sammy comfortable in Hollywood?

5. What does Rosalie ask of Al in Chapter Three?

(see the answer key)

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