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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Al picture Sammy when Sammy returns to his mother's home?
(a) As a humble man.
(b) As a man who has lost himself.
(c) As a well dressed hero.
(d) As a traitor.

2. What does Sammy do when he sees the mistake in Al's article?
(a) He marks up the article showing the mistakes made.
(b) He re-writes the article.
(c) He goes straight to O'Brien.
(d) He talks to an agent about fixing it.

3. Why do people believe Sammy's lies?
(a) His good looks fool people.
(b) He lacks social grace, but manages to charm people.
(c) He is an actor.
(d) He is confident.

4. Who greets Al when Al goes to Sammy's apartment in New York in Chapter Ten?
(a) Israel Glickstein, Sammy's brother.
(b) Kit.
(c) Sammy himself.
(d) Sheik Duncan, Sammy's childhood arch bully.

5. After he has gone to meet Sammy's family, why does Al call Kit?
(a) He wants her to join him in a plot to kill Sammy.
(b) He proposes to her.
(c) He is drunk and he wants to explain to her where Sammy came from.
(d) He is lonely and misses her.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter Five, Sammy's face explodes around Al as if it is:

2. What kind of script does Collier ask of Sammy?

3. What do Julian and his wife spend all of their money on?

4. 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?

5. What does Julian talk to Al about when the two meet for lunch for the first time in Hollywood in Chapter Six?

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