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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Julian and his wife spend all of their money on?
(a) On suing Sammy.
(b) On starting their own publishing company in Los Angeles.
(c) On a house in Hollywood.
(d) On going to Hollywood in order to get in touch with Sammy.

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

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

4. How does Sammy react to Al when Al approaches him?
(a) Sammy leaves the room.
(b) Sammy gets angry.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He tells him Al will never understand his problems.

5. How does Al feel about what Sammy has done to Rosalie?
(a) Al is tempted to punch Sammy in the face.
(b) He wants Rosalie to get justice for Sammy's wrong-doings.
(c) He thinks Rosalie got what she deserved.
(d) Al wants to stay out of the picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Al think of himself as an idealist?

2. After Al arrives in Hollywood, when does he meet up with Sammy in Chapter Three?

3. In Chapter Six, how does Kit threaten Sammy?

4. Some of the members of the Guild want to exclude others. Who do they want to exclude?

5. After Sammy's movie has been shown and they are discussing the review, why does Sammy get upset with Al?

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