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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Seven, what happens when Al gets laid off his job?
(a) Sammy gloats.
(b) He tries to call Kit, but she's gone on vacation with Sammy.
(c) He stands in front of a bus.
(d) He stays in his studio and writes.

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

4. What is Sheik's new reputation in Hollywood?
(a) People love him and look up to him.
(b) He will kill for Sammy.
(c) He is thought of as an ex-mobster and a gunman.
(d) He is a fake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, how did Sammy make his seventy-five cents?

2. In the end of the book, what realization does Al come to about Sammy?

3. Why does Sammy ask Al to take Kit to the opening night of Sammy's play, "Live Wire?"

4. How does Sammy react to Al having gone to see his mother?

5. Where does Al work when he returns to New York?

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