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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 Five, how does Al lose his week's salary?
(a) Renting a limo for the night.
(b) At blackjack.
(c) By making a bet with Kit.
(d) Buying too much champagne.

2. What does Julian's wife make him do when he doesn't hear from Sammy about work in Hollywood?
(a) Write a letter to Sammy.
(b) Hire someone to break Sammy's legs until he confesses his wrong doings.
(c) Call Sammy and ask him to give an explanation.
(d) Get a lawyer.

3. At the end of Chapter Five, Sammy's face explodes around Al as if it is:
(a) A pinwheel.
(b) Millions of dollars.
(c) Blackjack cards.
(d) The devil.

4. How does Sammy react to Al when Al approaches him?
(a) Sammy gets angry.
(b) He begins to cry.
(c) Sammy leaves the room.
(d) He tells him Al will never understand his problems.

5. In Chapter Four, what conclusion does Al come to about his friendship with Sammy?
(a) He will never fully know Sammy or understand him.
(b) Sammy is to unpredictable and hard to get along with.
(c) Al thinks of Sammy as his best friend and his worst enemy.
(d) He will always look up to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Julian and his wife want to go to Hollywood?

2. What is Sammy's next move when Julian leaves his desk in Chapter Two?

3. After they are intimate, what question does Al ask Billie?

4. What does Kit say of the movie house where Sammy's premier is playing in Chapter Five?

5. What kind of script does Collier ask of Sammy?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Five, when Al asks Kit why Hollywood lets Sammy get away with his work, how does Kit answer?

2. What is Sammy's approach to screenwriting?

3. Describe what happens when Al goes to Sammy's mother's house. Be sure to include the details of the conversation between Al and Israel.

4. Describe the first interaction between Sammy and Laurette Harrington.

5. At the end of Chapter Eleven, Sammy says, "Everything's mine." What examples does he give for "everything?"

6. After Sammy talks to the agent about Julian's manuscript, in Chapter Two, Al asks Sammy if he is scared. Then Al asks him what he was thinking of. How does Sammy answer?

7. Why does Al believe Sammy is hiring him for the film writing job in Chapter Ten?

8. Describe Al Manheim's first impression of Sammy Glick.

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

10. Why does Sammy call Al a chump when Al first arrives in Hollywood?

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