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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Al's impression of Rosalie when the two meet for dinner in Chapter Three?
(a) He feels threatened by her abrasive manner.
(b) He finds her beautiful and wants to start dating her.
(c) He is struck by how thin and unwell she looks.
(d) He knows she has bad intentions.

2. In Chapter Four, where does Al meet Sammy for their night out?
(a) In a dark alley.
(b) At the restaurant.
(c) At Sammy's apartment.
(d) At the newspaper office.

3. What happens when Al meets up with Billie in Chapter Seven?
(a) He drunkenly proclaims his love for her.
(b) He tells her how he feels about Kit.
(c) He confesses he is thinking of suicide.
(d) He asks her if she loves Julian.

4. How does Al feel about The Guild?
(a) He would be unable to live without it.
(b) It hasn't discovered its place in Hollywood.
(c) The Guild makes him feel whole.
(d) He thinks it's too much like a union.

5. How does Sammy know Catherine Sargent?
(a) She is a waitress at Sammy's favorite club.
(b) She is his agent.
(c) She is an author and writer for the same production company he works for.
(d) He meets her after he interviews her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the members of the Guild want to exclude others. Who do they want to exclude?

2. What does Al give to Rosalie after dinner in Chapter Three?

3. In Chapter Six, once Julian and Sammy get together in Hollywood, why do they get into an argument?

4. What does Al think about when he and Sammy go to play a match game at Bleecks?

5. In Chapter Two, Al says there are two kinds of self-made men. One reflects on their success as patriotic and remembers all of the details of their success. How does he describe the second type?

(see the answer key)

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