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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. Who tells Hank a crude joke?

2. Who is interested in playing the character "Jim Beam"?

3. What does Sarah ask Jon regarding his work?

4. What does the novel contemplate or examine in Part 2?

5. What happens when Hank sits down to write for the first time on the screenplay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inspires Hank to begin writing the screenplay?

2. What does Hector Blackford, the director, purchase?

3. What does Francine repeatedly ask Hank?

4. Why does Friedman again get on board to produce Hank's screenplay?

5. What does Hank fear in Part 3?

6. Who initially agrees to produce Hank's screenplay?

7. Describe the satire in "Hollywood: A Novel by Charles Bukowski."

8. Why does Hank resent Francine at the party?

9. Why are Tom Pell and Mark Austin important characters?

10. How does Hank describe his apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss how Friedman is the primary antagonist of "Hollywood: A Novel by Charles Bukowski" and why.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Jon's idea of home to Hank's idea of home.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the writer is often an afterthought in the world of Hollywood. How would Hollywood be nonexistent without the writer?

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