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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Four, what conclusion does Al come to about his friendship with Sammy?
(a) Al thinks of Sammy as his best friend and his worst enemy.
(b) Sammy is to unpredictable and hard to get along with.
(c) He will always look up to him.
(d) He will never fully know Sammy or understand him.

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

4. Al explains how he wanted to go to Hollywood before he met Sammy Glick. What does he say his reasons for wanting to go are?
(a) He wants to live by the beach.
(b) He wants to get paid in gold.
(c) He has dreams of being a movie star.
(d) He wanted to know if it was as ideal as agents claimed it to be.

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

6. What does Sammy promise Julian in Chapter Two?
(a) Julian will never be famous.
(b) He will show the manuscript to his agent.
(c) He will help edit the manuscript.
(d) He will help him re-write the manuscript.

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

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

9. Who is the main character?
(a) Al Manheim.
(b) Sammy Glick.
(c) O'Brien.
(d) Henry.

10. What does Al think of Catherine Sargent?
(a) That she is "neatly put together" and she scares people off.
(b) She is a man dressed like a woman.
(c) He doesn't trust her and thinks she is up to no good.
(d) That she shouldn't be affiliated with Sammy.

11. What is Sammy's advice to Al regarding work in Chapter Three?
(a) He says nothing will get better and Al should just move back to New York.
(b) He tells him he is safe with a six month contract and doesn't have to start impressing anyone until the fifth month.
(c) That things will pick up in a year.
(d) He tells him to cheat his way to the top.

12. Why is Al having a hard time at work in Chapter Four?
(a) His producer throws his first script away and assigns him a partner.
(b) His boss barely ever assigns him work.
(c) He doesn't have passion.
(d) He doesn't trust anyone.

13. How does Sammy convince Selznick to buy the manuscript?
(a) He performs the manuscript over the phone.
(b) He tells him he can have all of the profit.
(c) He doesn't convince him because Selznick will buy anything.
(d) He says it's in demand and worth the investment.

14. At the end of Chapter Five, Sammy's face explodes around Al as if it is:
(a) Millions of dollars.
(b) The devil.
(c) A pinwheel.
(d) Blackjack cards.

15. What is Sammy's next move when Julian leaves his desk in Chapter Two?
(a) He starts editing the manuscript.
(b) He calls a famous Hollywood agent.
(c) He throws the manuscript away.
(d) He asks Al what he should do.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does O'Brien thank Sammy for helping with the article?

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

3. Why is Sammy comfortable in Hollywood?

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

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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