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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Julian and his wife want to go to Hollywood?
(a) To take Sammy to court.
(b) In order to hire a detective.
(c) To confront Sammy.
(d) So that they can kill Sammy.

3. Why does Al think of himself as an idealist?
(a) He doesn't know any other way.
(b) Because he believes in the golden rule and love.
(c) He questions everything.
(d) He is optimistic about everything in life.

4. Why does Sammy think Al is unsuccessful in the business?
(a) Al is a drunk.
(b) Because Al doesn't try hard enough.
(c) Al isn't intelligent.
(d) Because Al doesn't mind his own business.

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

6. What is Al's impression of Rosalie when the two meet for dinner in Chapter Three?
(a) He is struck by how thin and unwell she looks.
(b) He feels threatened by her abrasive manner.
(c) He finds her beautiful and wants to start dating her.
(d) He knows she has bad intentions.

7. What decision does Julian's wife make regarding her husband's situation with Sammy in Chapter Six?
(a) She packs up their car and says they will drive to Hollywood.
(b) She hires a lawyer who will take her to Hollywood.
(c) She calls to confront Sammy herself and makes arrangements to meet him.
(d) She buys two tickets to Hollywood.

8. How does Al feel about the script that Sammy makes up on the spot in Chapter Four?
(a) It stinks.
(b) It's genius.
(c) It has a good twist, but needs work.
(d) It's worth a million dollars.

9. What does Al find out about Sammy's movie review in Chapter Five?
(a) Sammy's father wrote the review.
(b) Sammy wrote the review himself.
(c) The review was written by the producer of the movie.
(d) Sammy will have to pay the reviewer.

10. In Chapter Four, when Al and Billie dance, what does she say about Sammy Glick?
(a) She thinks he is just the same as everyone else in Hollywood.
(b) She admits she is taken by Sammy.
(c) She thinks he is an imposter.
(d) She thinks of him as a partner and a potential agent.

11. How does Sammy make Al feel when they first meet?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Intimidated.
(c) Uneasy.
(d) Estranged.

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

13. How does Sammy write his scripts?
(a) By acting them out and having people add ideas as he acts.
(b) Alone at a typewriter.
(c) By reading books that inspire him.
(d) In his office.

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

15. In Chapter Two, how does Sammy betray Julian?
(a) He publishes Julian's manuscript in the paper without Julian's consent and he renames it.
(b) He renames Julian's manuscript and claims it for his own.
(c) He gives Al permission to do whatever he wants with the manuscript.
(d) He sells the manuscript under Julian's name, but changes then name.

Short Answer Questions

1. After they are intimate, what question does Al ask Billie?

2. In Chapter Six, what does Kit try to convince Al to do?

3. How does Al feel about what Sammy has done to Rosalie?

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

5. How does Sammy act during the premier in Chapter Five?

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