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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Two, what is Al's reaction when Sammy tells him how much they offer for the manuscript?
(a) He rolls his eyes and doesn't say anything.
(b) He says the amount is a disgrace and he would be ashamed to take the offer.
(c) He takes a deep breath and tells Sammy he knows what he should do.
(d) He raises his eyebrows and whistles.

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

3. How does Sammy land the job at World-Wide in Hollywood?
(a) He convinces the company he is a good fit.
(b) His agent sold him to the company on the strength of the story.
(c) Al gives him a good recommendation.
(d) He pays his way in.

4. In Chapter Five, when he's talking to Kit, what does Al compare Sammy to?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A yo yo.
(c) A train.
(d) A boomerang.

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

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

7. In Chapter Four, Al says Sammy is only capable of one kind of love. What kind of love is it?
(a) A heartless love.
(b) Love driven by lust.
(c) A love that changes.
(d) A violent passion for his future.

8. When Al says he composed a short history of Sammy Glick, how does he explain Sammy's progress?
(a) Very American: full of opportunity and speed.
(b) Pure luck.
(c) Unexplainable and unfathomable.
(d) A series of coincidences.

9. What does Julian ask of Al in Chapter Five?
(a) To leak the information to the press.
(b) To write an article about what a fraud Sammy is.
(c) To kill Sammy.
(d) To talk to Sammy.

10. How does Sammy know Catherine Sargent?
(a) He meets her after he interviews her.
(b) She is a waitress at Sammy's favorite club.
(c) She is an author and writer for the same production company he works for.
(d) She is his agent.

11. In Chapter Four, when Al asks Billie how she feels about Sammy, how does she respond?
(a) She doesn't have any feelings for him.
(b) She thinks he treats people poorly.
(c) She will always be in love with him, but will never express her love.
(d) She would never sleep with him.

12. Before he left for Hollywood, what kind of promises did Sammy make to Julian?
(a) He would find a job opening for Julian in Hollywood.
(b) Sammy made no promises to Julian.
(c) He would give Julian full credit for the manuscript.
(d) To pay him half of the profits from "Girl Steals Boy."

13. 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 advices him to kill his new writing partner.
(c) He gives him advice about writing his own treatment.
(d) He tells him to go home and get a good rest.

14. Why does Al go to see Kit in Chapter Six?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) He wants to ask her to marry him.
(c) To get her to help with Julian's problems.
(d) He needs protection.

15. How does Al describe Julian in Chapter Five?
(a) A person with great strength.
(b) Confused, insecure yet unforgettable.
(c) Over-eager.
(d) Nebbish: the kind of person that is easily forgotten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sammy make Al feel when they first meet?

2. Why does Rosalie Goldbaum call Al in Chapter Three?

3. In Chapter Two, how much does the manuscript end up selling for?

4. What does Al think of Catherine Sargent?

5. How does Sammy respond when Al tells him he will try to get him a job as a cub reporter?

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