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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After they are intimate, what question does Al ask Billie?
(a) Where she sees herself in the next ten years.
(b) What she wants out of life.
(c) If she would ever consider marrying him.
(d) How many men she has been with.

3. At the end of Chapter Five, Sammy's face explodes around Al as if it is:
(a) Millions of dollars.
(b) The devil.
(c) A pinwheel.
(d) Blackjack cards.

4. In Chapter Four, when Al and Billie dance, what does she say about Sammy Glick?
(a) She thinks he is an imposter.
(b) She admits she is taken by Sammy.
(c) She thinks of him as a partner and a potential agent.
(d) She thinks he is just the same as everyone else in Hollywood.

5. What is Sammy's advice to Al regarding work in Chapter Three?
(a) He says nothing will get better and Al should just move back to New York.
(b) He tells him to cheat his way to the top.
(c) That things will pick up in a year.
(d) He tells him he is safe with a six month contract and doesn't have to start impressing anyone until the fifth month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sammy comfortable in Hollywood?

2. 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?

3. What does Sammy promise Rosalie before he leaves for Hollywood?

4. In Chapter Five, how does Al lose his week's salary?

5. What surprises Al about Hollywood?

(see the answer key)

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