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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Five, how does Al lose his week's salary?
(a) Renting a limo for the night.
(b) By making a bet with Kit.
(c) Buying too much champagne.
(d) At blackjack.

2. Who is the main character?
(a) Sammy Glick.
(b) Al Manheim.
(c) O'Brien.
(d) Henry.

3. In Chapter Five, when he's talking to Kit, what does Al compare Sammy to?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A train.
(c) A boomerang.
(d) A yo yo.

4. Why does Kit feel sorry for Sammy?
(a) He is too idealistic.
(b) He is ridiculous and overconfident.
(c) Because he reminds her of a lost puppy.
(d) Because of his childhood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers Al about Kit in Chapter Five?

2. How does Sammy convince Selznick to buy the manuscript?

3. When Al asks Sammy how he can read when he's running so fast, how does Sammy answer?

4. In Chapter Four, Al says Sammy is only capable of one kind of love. What kind of love is it?

5. Why does Al go to see Kit in Chapter Six?

(see the answer key)

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