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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sammy's job at the paper?
(a) A copy boy.
(b) An editor.
(c) A writer.
(d) A delivery boy.

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

3. How does Sammy act during the premier in Chapter Five?
(a) As if he needs constant reassurance and support.
(b) Nervous, but happy to be in the light.
(c) Uncomfortable because he is afraid of being caught in his lies.
(d) He can't wait for the premier to be over because he never wanted the fame in the first place.

4. In Chapter One, after Al says the world is a race to Sammy, what does he say Sammy is running against?
(a) Time.
(b) A criminal life.
(c) The wind.
(d) The newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Sammy sell the manuscript under in Chapter Two?

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

3. In Chapter One, how does Sammy react when Al says he wants to "bury the hatchet?"

4. Before he left for Hollywood, what kind of promises did Sammy make to Julian?

5. What does Rosalie ask of Al in Chapter Three?

(see the answer key)

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