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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sammy asks, what does Al say about the workers at their old office?
(a) They all want to be remembered.
(b) They are starving to death.
(c) They wish he hadn't left.
(d) They are all proud of him.

2. What is Sammy's job at the paper?
(a) A delivery boy.
(b) A writer.
(c) A copy boy.
(d) An editor.

3. What does Al find out about Sammy's movie review in Chapter Five?
(a) The review was written by the producer of the movie.
(b) Sammy wrote the review himself.
(c) Sammy will have to pay the reviewer.
(d) Sammy's father wrote the review.

4. How does Sammy convince Selznick to buy the manuscript?
(a) He doesn't convince him because Selznick will buy anything.
(b) He tells him he can have all of the profit.
(c) He performs the manuscript over the phone.
(d) He says it's in demand and worth the investment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, when Al and Billie dance, what does she say about Sammy Glick?

2. In Chapter Two, Al asks Sammy if he is scared when he makes the phone call to sell the manuscript. How does Sammy respond?

3. What does Rosalie ask of Al in Chapter Three?

4. Why do people believe Sammy's lies?

5. What bothers Al about Kit in Chapter Five?

(see the answer key)

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