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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sammy's next move when Julian leaves his desk in Chapter Two?
(a) He asks Al what he should do.
(b) He starts editing the manuscript.
(c) He calls a famous Hollywood agent.
(d) He throws the manuscript away.

2. What surprises Al about Hollywood?
(a) The city is not unlike a village in its psychology.
(b) The city is a volcano waiting to erupt.
(c) The city is full of fakers.
(d) The city both gives and takes.

3. In Chapter Seven, what happens when Al gets laid off his job?
(a) He stays in his studio and writes.
(b) He stands in front of a bus.
(c) Sammy gloats.
(d) He tries to call Kit, but she's gone on vacation with Sammy.

4. Why is Al surprised by the car Sammy drives?
(a) Sammy stole it.
(b) It's modest.
(c) It's expensive.
(d) It's a heap of trash.

5. What explanation does Sammy give for not approaching Al about the mistakes in his article?
(a) He was afraid Al would yell at him.
(b) He doesn't give an explanation.
(c) He says he thought Al should have known better.
(d) He says there wasn't enough time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sidney Fineman do for Kit and Sammy?

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

3. What kind of review does Sammy's movie receive in Chapter Five?

4. How does Sammy write his scripts?

5. What does Al think of Catherine Sargent?

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