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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does The Guild seek help from?
(a) The Northern Author's League.
(b) The Bank of Hollywood.
(c) The Southern Writer's Association.
(d) The Los Angeles Writer's Association.

2. In Chapter Eight, what does Sammy insist on Al's first day at his new job?
(a) He gives him credit for landing the job.
(b) They go out to lunch.
(c) That Al hides him from his agent.
(d) Al give him a place to stay for the weekend.

3. In Chapter Eleven, when Sammy tells Al he has everything, what is he referring to?
(a) A studio, connections, and a dream woman.
(b) Money.
(c) Owning Hollywood.
(d) The world.

4. In Chapter Ten, what does Al say Hollywood is full of?
(a) Beaches, bars, and women who are willing to dress up to play the part.
(b) Washups, drunks, addicts and the real stuff.
(c) Phonies, mediocrities, dictators, and good men who have lost their way.
(d) Actors, directors, and car salesmen.

5. How does Al feel about his first project at his new job in Chapter Eight?
(a) Al doesn't care what he has to do. He is happy to have any kind of work.
(b) He is full of distrust and wonders when he will get ahead.
(c) He is intimidated by everyone.
(d) Al learns Fineman is a talented producer and he's enthusiastic to work with him.

6. Why does Kit think Hollywood is a tough place to work and live?
(a) Hollywood has turned into a violent city.
(b) Nothing can be predicted.
(c) People are too easy to see through in Hollywood.
(d) Everyone is rushing to hit the jackpot.

7. What does Kit propose at The Guild meeting in Chapter Eight?
(a) An expansion for The Guild.
(b) The Guild agree to affiliation with the Author's League.
(c) An official debate with The Author's League.
(d) The Guild shut down for the time being.

8. How does Al feel about going back to Hollywood in Chapter Ten?
(a) He wants to do it right this time.
(b) Sick to his stomach.
(c) As if he doesn't know what is waiting for him.
(d) He is afraid he is a heel, but he knows he has to go so he can get back to Kit.

9. What does Al tell Mrs. Glickstein when she asks about Sammy in Chapter Nine?
(a) Sammy is a liar and he'll get what he deserves.
(b) Sammy is never satisfied.
(c) Sammy holds himself on a pedestal.
(d) Sammy is doing well and Sammy is always thinking of her.

10. In Chapter Ten, why does Al think Sammy asks him to help with his picture?
(a) Sammy owes Al a favor from a long time ago.
(b) Because Sammy has lost his connections with everyone else.
(c) Al thinks Sammy is using him the way he used Julian.
(d) Al believes Sammy is taking on too big of a project and that Sammy feels unsure of himself.

11. What does Al propose to Kit in Chapter Twelve?
(a) They sabotage Sammy's life.
(b) Professional partnership.
(c) She take flying lessons.
(d) Marriage.

12. In Chapter Eight, what is Al hired to do at his new job?
(a) Rewrite a documentary on Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Complete a project on the life of Thomas Masaryk.
(c) Sell Kit's work.
(d) Rearrange the studio and set up appointments.

13. How does Al feel about The Guild?
(a) He thinks it's too much like a union.
(b) He would be unable to live without it.
(c) The Guild makes him feel whole.
(d) It hasn't discovered its place in Hollywood.

14. What kind of job did Sammy work as a boy?
(a) A babysitter.
(b) A yardboy.
(c) He volunteered at the temple.
(d) A messenger.

15. How does Al picture Sammy when Sammy returns to his mother's home?
(a) As a well dressed hero.
(b) As a traitor.
(c) As a man who has lost himself.
(d) As a humble man.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Al goes to meet him, what is Sammy being measured for in Chapter Ten?

2. By Chapter Eleven, how does Sammy feel about Sidney Fineman?

3. What kind of tensions does The Guild experience in Chapter Seven?

4. In the end of the book, what realization does Al come to about Sammy?

5. In Chapter Eleven, when Al asks Sammy why he cares what Al thinks, how does Sammy answer?

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