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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sidney Fineman do for Kit and Sammy?
(a) He is their financial advisor and he steals their money.
(b) He is a top producer and he oversees their projects.
(c) He sells their work to underground agents.
(d) He is a dirty agent and he's done them wrong.

2. Why does Sammy ask Al to take Kit to the opening night of Sammy's play, "Live Wire?"
(a) He feels sorry for Al.
(b) Sammy is trying to make Kit fall in love with Al.
(c) Because Sammy has a date with Rita Royce.
(d) Because he won't have time to socialize with Kit.

3. What do Al and Kit talk about when they walk to the beach?
(a) The state of The Writer's Guild.
(b) Sammy's success.
(c) Running away together.
(d) Selling out to write for a bigger corporation.

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

5. Why do Julian and his wife want to go to Hollywood?
(a) To take Sammy to court.
(b) To confront Sammy.
(c) In order to hire a detective.
(d) So that they can kill Sammy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter One, after Al says the world is a race to Sammy, what does he say Sammy is running against?

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

4. How does Al feel about The Guild?

5. What happens when Al calls Julian regarding Julian's job with Sammy in Chapter Six?

(see the answer key)

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