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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter One, after Al says the world is a race to Sammy, what does he say Sammy is running against?
(a) A criminal life.
(b) The wind.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Time.

2. What kind of script does Collier ask of Sammy?
(a) A story about a tornado.
(b) A dirty picture.
(c) A sea story.
(d) A love story.

3. 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?
(a) He wanted to know if it was as ideal as agents claimed it to be.
(b) He wants to get paid in gold.
(c) He wants to live by the beach.
(d) He has dreams of being a movie star.

4. How does Sammy act at the Back Lot in Chapter Four?
(a) He acts as if he's never been out.
(b) He is humble and shy.
(c) He sulks the entire night.
(d) He acts assertive and gets his own way.

5. In Chapter Two, how does Sammy betray Julian?
(a) He gives Al permission to do whatever he wants with the manuscript.
(b) He renames Julian's manuscript and claims it for his own.
(c) He sells the manuscript under Julian's name, but changes then name.
(d) He publishes Julian's manuscript in the paper without Julian's consent and he renames it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Sammy's job at the paper?

3. At the end of Chapter Two, why does Al stand at the window?

4. What explanation does Sammy give for not approaching Al about the mistakes in his article?

5. In Chapter Four, when they are talking, how does Billie say she feels about Al?

(see the answer key)

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