1. What does Sammy promise Julian in Chapter Two?
(a) He will show the manuscript to his agent.
(b) He will help him re-write the manuscript.
(c) He will help edit the manuscript.
(d) Julian will never be famous.

2. Why does Sammy think Al is unsuccessful in the business?
(a) Because Al doesn't try hard enough.
(b) Because Al doesn't mind his own business.
(c) Al isn't intelligent.
(d) Al is a drunk.

3. Al calls Sammy when he first arrives in Hollywood in Chapter Three. What does Sammy talk to him about?
(a) His new girlfriend.
(b) The next big break he will make.
(c) Al's salary being unsatisfactory.
(d) Selling out to a big corporation.

4. In Chapter Eight, when they are at lunch, what news does Julian give to Al and Sammy?
(a) He has decided to quit and return to New York City.
(b) He is very ill.
(c) He has left his wife for Billie.
(d) He and his wife have bought a cottage and they are having a baby.

5. On his last night in Hollywood, what does Al admit to Kit?
(a) Sammy is his brother.
(b) He has a wife that he left in New York.
(c) He never wanted to work in Hollywood.
(d) He has always had feelings for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens after The Guild meeting in Chapter Eight?

3. What explanation does Sammy give for taking the job at The Record?

4. In Chapter Four, when they are talking, how does Billie say she feels about Al?

5. What is Al's impression of Rosalie when the two meet for dinner in Chapter Three?

(see the answer key)

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