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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a child, how did Sammy make his seventy-five cents?
(a) He robbed the temple.
(b) He let Christians convert him.
(c) He stole it from his father's wallet.
(d) He sold stolen goods on the street.

2. In Chapter Eight, who does Al get a job with?
(a) The Writer's Guild.
(b) The L.A. Times.
(c) Sidney Fineman.
(d) The New York Reporter.

3. What does Sidney Fineman do for Kit and Sammy?
(a) He is their financial advisor and he steals their money.
(b) He is a top producer and he oversees their projects.
(c) He sells their work to underground agents.
(d) He is a dirty agent and he's done them wrong.

4. What does Al realize about Sammy's play, "Live Wire?"
(a) The play was terrible.
(b) Sammy has modeled the play after "The Front Page."
(c) He took the idea from Al's favorite comic book.
(d) Sammy stole Al's manuscript idea.

5. In Chapter Twelve, what does Sammy reveal to Al about Laurette?
(a) She faked her love for him so she could get famous.
(b) She cheated on him on their wedding night and planned to cheat on him throughout their marriage.
(c) She was verbally abusive and stole his money.
(d) She was once a peasant just like him.

6. What kind of tensions does The Guild experience in Chapter Seven?
(a) Sammy wants to shut them down.
(b) Some of the members believe it is too much like a union.
(c) The writers are too busy to care about The Guild.
(d) There is a lack of creativity among group members.

7. Where did Sammy get his name?
(a) His mother changed it for him when he got beat up in school.
(b) His elementary school teacher gave it to him.
(c) The kids on the playground changed it for him.
(d) When he was three and a half he changed it to the name of the neighbor kid.

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(c) Unpublished writers and writers who are still in school.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

9. When Al and Billie dance, Al begins to dream. What does he say he's dreamed about?
(a) Sammy Glick climbing a rope.
(b) Driving a steam boat.
(c) Taking a trip together.
(d) Marrying her.

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

11. Why does Sammy ask Sheik to be his assistant when they are adults?
(a) He feels sorry for Sheik.
(b) Sammy's brother forces him to employ Sheik.
(c) Sammy wants to prove his success.
(d) He needs someone who understands his social class background.

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

13. What does Sammy tell Al when Al asks him if he loves Ruth Mintz?
(a) He asks how he would have time to love anyone.
(b) He doesn't know what love is.
(c) He says she is the woman of his dreams.
(d) He would rather have Kit.

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

15. In Chapter Eleven, who does Sammy stand up for when he talks to Harrington?
(a) Sidney Fineman.
(b) Laurette Harrington.
(c) Himself.
(d) Al Manheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Al react when Sammy accuses him of hating his guts in Chapter Twelve?

2. In Chapter Twelve, why does Sammy call Al over late in the night?

3. Who greets Al when Al goes to Sammy's apartment in New York in Chapter Ten?

4. How is Sammy tricked by Laurette when she says she was looking at pictures all day in Chapter Eleven?

5. Why does Sammy call Billie in Chapter Twelve?

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