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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, what does Al say he has written a play about?
(a) Hollywood scandals.
(b) A Rabbi in a town filled with anti-semitism.
(c) What makes Sammy run.
(d) His childhood.

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

3. In Chapter Eleven, when Al asks Sammy why he cares what Al thinks, how does Sammy answer?
(a) He says he knows with Al he will be successful.
(b) He tells him he doesn't care what Al thinks, but he needs him in his life.
(c) He tells him Al is his only friend.
(d) He says Al is his entire world.

4. In Chapter Ten, what kind of deal does Sammy offer Al?
(a) He wants to sell Al the rights to all of his plays.
(b) He wants him to return to Hollywood to write a movie about a newspaper office.
(c) He wants Al to be his secretary.
(d) He asks Al to be his permanent writing partner.

5. Why does Sammy call Billie in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Al admits it's Billie he's really in love with and not Kit.
(b) He wants her to make his wife jealous.
(c) He wants to have an affair with her.
(d) He needs her to act in his new movie.

6. In Chapter Eight, what does Julian want to discuss with Kit and Al when he invites them to his house?
(a) Starting a new guild.
(b) Starting a business together.
(c) A contract he was offered.
(d) Coming out about Sammy's unfair practices.

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

8. Where did Sammy get his name?
(a) His elementary school teacher gave it to him.
(b) His mother changed it for him when he got beat up in school.
(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.

9. Why does Laurette think Sammy married her?
(a) Because they sincerely love one another.
(b) So she can play the role of a hostess.
(c) He will inherit her money.
(d) He needs saved.

10. In Chapter Eleven, what happens between Sammy and Laurette at the party?
(a) They are both charmed by one another.
(b) She slaps him in the face because he offends her.
(c) She tells him about a secret deal then leaves.
(d) He is threatened by her so he has Al talk to her.

11. Where does Al work when he returns to New York?
(a) His old job at The Record.
(b) He works at a shoe store.
(c) He writes Broadway shows.
(d) He becomes a novelist.

12. Who greets Al when Al goes to Sammy's apartment in New York in Chapter Ten?
(a) Kit.
(b) Sammy himself.
(c) Israel Glickstein, Sammy's brother.
(d) Sheik Duncan, Sammy's childhood arch bully.

13. In Chapter Seven, why does Al feel pressure at work?
(a) He is afraid his position will be cut because his work has only been somewhat successful.
(b) His boss wants him to cut all ties with Sammy.
(c) He has been caught stealing money from the company.
(d) He has writer's block.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Al propose to Kit in Chapter Twelve?

2. Some of the members of the Guild want to exclude others. Who do they want to exclude?

3. How does Al picture Sammy when Sammy returns to his mother's home?

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

5. In Chapter Twelve, what does Sammy reveal to Al about Laurette?

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