1. What is Sammy dressed like when Al goes to see him for the first time in Hollywood?
(a) He is wearing a woman's dress.
(b) Sammy is dressed for surfing.
(c) Sammy is wearing a yellow scarf and sports coat.
(d) He is in a three piece suit.

2. What explanation does Sammy give for taking the job at The Record?
(a) His mom made him take the job.
(b) He wants to be around writers and learn about grammar.
(c) He needs to stay off the streets.
(d) He is interested in being an editor one day.

3. What does Sammy do when he sees the mistake in Al's article?
(a) He marks up the article showing the mistakes made.
(b) He re-writes the article.
(c) He talks to an agent about fixing it.
(d) He goes straight to O'Brien.

4. After Al arrives in Hollywood, when does he meet up with Sammy in Chapter Three?
(a) They meet for lunch.
(b) They run into one another on the street.
(c) In a bar.
(d) At an expensive cigar club.

5. Why is Al first intrigued by Sammy?
(a) Sammy makes him laugh.
(b) Sammy is strongly motivated.
(c) Al thinks Sammy might be his son.
(d) Al Manheim feels like he wants to scream when he meets Sammy.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Sammy write his scripts?

3. Who is Billie?

4. After they are intimate, what question does Al ask Billie?

5. In Chapter Four, when Al asks Billie how she feels about Sammy, how does she respond?

(see the answer key)

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