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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sammy's brother, Israel, feel about his own job at The Settlement?
(a) He wishes he had Sammy's job.
(b) As if he is making a difference and things will improve.
(c) As if he is tied down and does not care about his work.
(d) As if he can never get enough work done because poverty is an endless cycle.

2. When Al goes to visit Sammy at his apartment in New York. what does Sammy mean when he says "they" don't know how to be happy?
(a) Satisfaction is impossible.
(b) They don't have feelings because of their experiences in Hollywood.
(c) People in Hollywood don't know when they are enjoying themselves.
(d) They are depressed.

3. In Chapter Nine. what does Sammy's brother, Israel, tell Al about the relationship Sammy had with their father?
(a) Sammy had respect for his father and the respect was mutual.
(b) Sammy was the favorite child from the start.
(c) Sammy broke their father's heart.
(d) When their father was alive Sammy was a different person, but he became greedy once he was gone.

4. How does Al feel about The Guild?
(a) He thinks it's too much like a union.
(b) He would be unable to live without it.
(c) It hasn't discovered its place in Hollywood.
(d) The Guild makes him feel whole.

5. By Chapter Eleven, how does Sammy feel about Sidney Fineman?
(a) He is a phony.
(b) He is honored to work with him.
(c) He fears his power.
(d) He is old and Sammy will be able to gain control of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eleven, when Sammy tells Al he has everything, what is he referring to?

2. What happens when Al meets up with Billie in Chapter Seven?

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

4. What is Sidney Fineman's last movie about?

5. What does Al tell Mrs. Glickstein when she asks about Sammy in Chapter Nine?

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