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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Al having a hard time at work in Chapter Four?
(a) He doesn't trust anyone.
(b) He doesn't have passion.
(c) His producer throws his first script away and assigns him a partner.
(d) His boss barely ever assigns him work.

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

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

4. In Chapter Four, when they are talking, how does Billie say she feels about Al?
(a) She is using him to get closer to Sammy.
(b) She thinks he needs to improve his game.
(c) She thinks of him as a friend.
(d) She thinks he is sweet and she likes him.

5. Why do Al and Kit slip out the back door when they are leaving the premier in Chapter Five?
(a) Because they drank too much and lost their way.
(b) They cannot handle Sammy's arrogance and want nothing to do with him.
(c) Because they want to avoid being interviewed by the press.
(d) The two become claustrophobic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sammy respond when Al confides in him about his problems at work in Chapter Four?

2. In Chapter Six, what does Kit try to convince Al to do?

3. How does Sammy make Al feel when they first meet?

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

5. What bothers Al about Kit in Chapter Five?

(see the answer key)

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