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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. What does Al mean when he says his own voice is filled with inadequacy?
(a) He is unable to argue with pride.
(b) He has lost his voice.
(c) He is incapable of being creative.
(d) Everything he tries to express is absurd.

2. What do Julian and his wife spend all of their money on?
(a) On starting their own publishing company in Los Angeles.
(b) On going to Hollywood in order to get in touch with Sammy.
(c) On a house in Hollywood.
(d) On suing Sammy.

3. What decision does Julian's wife make regarding her husband's situation with Sammy in Chapter Six?
(a) She calls to confront Sammy herself and makes arrangements to meet him.
(b) She packs up their car and says they will drive to Hollywood.
(c) She buys two tickets to Hollywood.
(d) She hires a lawyer who will take her to Hollywood.

4. In Chapter Two, how does Sammy betray Julian?
(a) He publishes Julian's manuscript in the paper without Julian's consent and he renames it.
(b) He gives Al permission to do whatever he wants with the manuscript.
(c) He renames Julian's manuscript and claims it for his own.
(d) He sells the manuscript under Julian's name, but changes then name.

5. When Al and Kit see Julian at the premier in Chapter Five how does he act?
(a) Troubled.
(b) Infuriated and heart broken.
(c) Confused about how things worked out the way they did.
(d) Lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, Al says Sammy is only capable of one kind of love. What kind of love is it?

2. What do Julian and Rosalie have in common?

3. What does Al approach Sammy about in Chapter Six?

4. In Chapter Six, what does Kit try to convince Al to do?

5. How does Al act towards Sammy during the premier in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Three, when Al complains about his job, what advice does Sammy give him about writing and screen technique?

3. Why does Al get upset with Sammy about the tickets he gives to him in Chapter One?

4. What is Sammy's approach to screenwriting?

5. Why does Julian invite Kit and Al over to his house for lunch in Chapter Eight?

6. How does Kit resolve Julian's employment problem in Chapter Six?

7. Why does Al think Kit acts cold blooded towards Julian when Julian asks for advice about a job?

8. In Chapter One, what does Al tell Sammy about society?

9. At the end of Chapter Twelve, what fears does Al believe Sammy has?

10. In Chapter Eight, after he reads about Sammy's payment for his play, why does Al ask Sammy if he can console him?

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