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

2. Where does Al work when he returns to New York?
(a) He works at a shoe store.
(b) His old job at The Record.
(c) He becomes a novelist.
(d) He writes Broadway shows.

3. Why do Al and Kit slip out the back door when they are leaving the premier in Chapter Five?
(a) Because they drank too much and lost their way.
(b) Because they want to avoid being interviewed by the press.
(c) The two become claustrophobic.
(d) They cannot handle Sammy's arrogance and want nothing to do with him.

4. 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.

5. In Chapter Four, when Sammy asks Al to go out, what excuse does Al give Sammy?
(a) He'd rather watch a movie.
(b) He isn't feeling well.
(c) He doesn't have any money.
(d) He says he's reading a good book.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Sammy ask Sheik to be his assistant when they are adults?

3. What decision does Julian's wife make regarding her husband's situation with Sammy in Chapter Six?

4. What does Al tell Mrs. Glickstein when she asks about Sammy in Chapter Nine?

5. After he has gone to meet Sammy's family, why does Al call Kit?

(see the answer key)

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