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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Sammy respond when Al confides in him about his problems at work in Chapter Four?
(a) He tells him to go home and get a good rest.
(b) He gives him advice about writing his own treatment.
(c) He tells him he will never get ahead and he should move back to New York.
(d) He advices him to kill his new writing partner.

5. What is Al's mistake in his article?
(a) Grammatical errors.
(b) The article is too short.
(c) Plagiarism.
(d) He writes on the wrong topic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Al approach Sammy about in Chapter Six?

2. Why do Julian and his wife want to go to Hollywood?

3. What does Kit say of the movie house where Sammy's premier is playing in Chapter Five?

4. When Al and Sammy first meet, how does Al describe him?

5. Al calls Sammy when he first arrives in Hollywood in Chapter Three. What does Sammy talk to him about?

(see the answer key)

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