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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Six, once Julian and Sammy get together in Hollywood, why do they get into an argument?
(a) Julian threatens to call the police on Sammy.
(b) Sammy accuses Julian of trying to steal his glory.
(c) They are both in love with the same woman.
(d) Sammy tricks Julian into writing another manuscript for him.

2. What kind of job did Sammy work as a boy?
(a) A yardboy.
(b) He volunteered at the temple.
(c) A babysitter.
(d) A messenger.

3. In Chapter Nine, what do Al and his friends debate over when they go out for drinks?
(a) Whether or not Al will ever make it big.
(b) When Sammy will leave Hollywood.
(c) Whether or not Rosalie Goldbaum has passed away.
(d) Where Sammy is from.

4. In Chapter Six, what does Al help Julian with?
(a) Approaching Sammy about being unfair.
(b) Breaking into Sammy's studio and stealing his money.
(c) Convincing his wife to write scripts.
(d) Buying a house.

5. After he has gone to meet Sammy's family, why does Al call Kit?
(a) He proposes to her.
(b) He wants her to join him in a plot to kill Sammy.
(c) He is lonely and misses her.
(d) He is drunk and he wants to explain to her where Sammy came from.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Six, how does Kit threaten Sammy?

3. What does Julian talk to Al about when the two meet for lunch for the first time in Hollywood in Chapter Six?

4. When Sammy asks, what does Al say about the workers at their old office?

5. Al explains how he wanted to go to Hollywood before he met Sammy Glick. What does he say his reasons for wanting to go are?

(see the answer key)

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