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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Al liken himself to Sammy?
(a) They are both columnists, Jewish, and American.
(b) They are both originally from another country and started their life in the slums.
(c) They will both stop at nothing to get ahead.
(d) They have nothing in common.

4. Why does Al think of himself as an idealist?
(a) He questions everything.
(b) Because he believes in the golden rule and love.
(c) He is optimistic about everything in life.
(d) He doesn't know any other way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Two, how much does the manuscript end up selling for?

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

3. Why does Al make a mistake on his article?

4. In Chapter One, how does Sammy react when Al says he wants to "bury the hatchet?"

5. Why doesn't Sammy think Rosalie should move to Hollywood?

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