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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 heartless love.
(c) Love driven by lust.
(d) A violent passion for his future.

2. What happens when Al calls Julian regarding Julian's job with Sammy in Chapter Six?
(a) Julian's wife answers and tells Al she is leaving him for good.
(b) The phone has been disconnected.
(c) Sammy answers the phone and takes all of the credit for offering Julian a job.
(d) Julian couldn't handle the pressure and moved back to New York.

3. When Al and Sammy first meet, how does Al describe him?
(a) A speed demon.
(b) A little ferret of a kid.
(c) A rock and roll star.
(d) A munchkin.

4. How does Sammy act at the Back Lot in Chapter Four?
(a) He sulks the entire night.
(b) He acts as if he's never been out.
(c) He acts assertive and gets his own way.
(d) He is humble and shy.

5. How does Sammy know Catherine Sargent?
(a) She is his agent.
(b) She is a waitress at Sammy's favorite club.
(c) He meets her after he interviews her.
(d) She is an author and writer for the same production company he works for.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter Six, once Julian and Sammy get together in Hollywood, why do they get into an argument?

3. Why is Al having a hard time at work in Chapter Four?

4. Why does Rosalie Goldbaum call Al in Chapter Three?

5. How does Sammy respond when Al confides in him about his problems at work in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Billie say when Al confesses his love to her?

2. Describe Al's marriage proposal to Kit.

3. Describe what Al and Kit talk about when they go to Kit's house in Chapter Seven.

4. What happens when the producer, Collier, brings up the South Seas picture, "Monsoon" to Sammy in Chapter Four?

5. Describe Sammy's behavior at the Brown Derby after the premier of "Girl Steals Boy."

6. Why doesn't Al want to join The Guild?

7. What happens between Sammy and Fineman at the preview of Sammy's movie in Chapter Eleven?

8. In Chapter Three, how does Sammy explain the way he has treated his old girlfriend, Rosalie?

9. In Chapter Two, why does Al try to avoid Sammy for a few weeks?

10. What is Kit and Sammy's first interaction with one another like?

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