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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre was Hitchcock's film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

2. What did Hitchcock explain a MacGuffin is in a short story?

3. Which company did Hitchcock work for after leaving school?

4. When Hitchcock made his directorial debut, what was the film based on?

5. What was the title of Hitchcock's first official film?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitchcock say about movie endings?

2. What was the plot of the first script Hitchcock wrote for Michael Balcon?

3. What was Hitchcock's response when Truffaut asked whether he was intimidated by filming in America?

4. Describe the troubles Hitchcock had while filming his directorial debut.

5. What did Hitchcock learn from his film, "The Woman Alone"?

6. What incident did Hitchcock recall as a young child, which inspired his life-long fear of police?

7. What is the Shuftan Process?

8. What old trick used by cameramen to hide the aging looks of actresses did Hitchcock explain?

9. Why did Hitchcock go to America in 1937?

10. In the 1920s, why would scripts often have to be changed, and how did Hitchcock feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the struggles which Hitchcock faced throughout his career. How did these struggles affect his films? How did he overcome them? What caused them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the anecdotes that Hitchcock shared in the book. What do they reveal about the director? In your opinion, what is the most interesting anecdote? Do you find any of the anecdotes surprising? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hitchcock's audience. What are some examples of how Hitchcock kept the audience in mind while filming? What are some examples of how the audience reacted to different Hitchcock films?

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