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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Six, what does Al help Julian with?
(a) Buying a house.
(b) Breaking into Sammy's studio and stealing his money.
(c) Convincing his wife to write scripts.
(d) Approaching Sammy about being unfair.

2. What do Al and Kit talk about when they walk to the beach?
(a) The state of The Writer's Guild.
(b) Sammy's success.
(c) Selling out to write for a bigger corporation.
(d) Running away together.

3. By Chapter Eleven, how does Sammy feel about Sidney Fineman?
(a) He fears his power.
(b) He is honored to work with him.
(c) He is old and Sammy will be able to gain control of him.
(d) He is a phony.

4. Some of the members of the Guild want to exclude others. Who do they want to exclude?
(a) Writers who are not wealthy and those who are outsiders.
(b) Wealthy writers and those in the big business.
(c) Writers from the South.
(d) Unpublished writers and writers who are still in school.

5. What does Julian talk to Al about when the two meet for lunch for the first time in Hollywood in Chapter Six?
(a) He asks Al to kill Sammy.
(b) He is completely silent and leaves after a few minutes
(c) The promises Sammy has made to him.
(d) His fame and success.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor follows Sidney Fineman's death?

2. Why doesn't Sammy want Al to leave when Al says he better duck out in Chapter Ten?

3. Why does Sammy call Billie in Chapter Twelve?

4. How does Al feel about going back to Hollywood in Chapter Ten?

5. How does O'Brien feel about Al's mistake in his article?

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