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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does this parade set off?
(a) An interest in parades.
(b) Squeals from autograph seekers.
(c) The holiday season.
(d) The fire alarm.

2. For whom are Jerry, May, and George waiting in this building?
(a) Mr. Glogauer.
(b) The Schlepkin brothers.
(c) Mae West.
(d) Helen.

3. What has Jerry done to the trio's act?
(a) He has found a new agent.
(b) He has sold the vaudeville act.
(c) Found a new theatre for them to perform in.
(d) He has landed them roles in a Broadway play.

4. What comes with the advent of the talkie, according to Jerry?
(a) New people to meet.
(b) New lessons to learn.
(c) There is a fortune to be made.
(d) Exciting new careers.

5. How does George compare to the fast talking May, Jerry, and Helen?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He keeps up quite well.
(c) He is an even faster talker.
(d) He is not quite in their league.

6. Who has a good idea about the trio's new job?
(a) Jerry.
(b) George.
(c) Helen.
(d) May.

7. Who does May encounter on the train?
(a) An old enemy.
(b) A police officer.
(c) An old friend.
(d) Her cousin.

8. Why are these New York performers headed there?
(a) To see movie stars.
(b) To make their fortune at the onset of talking pictures.
(c) To spend time on the beach.
(d) To visit relatives.

9. What is the name of the person George meets?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Susan.
(c) Seth.
(d) Sam.

10. How does Helen arrive?
(a) Just as surprised by the celebrities as the trio.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Quietly.
(d) With as much pandemonium as the movie stars.

11. When does Helen's obsequious behavior come into play?
(a) When the trio arrives.
(b) When Mr. Glogauer leaves.
(c) When Mr. Glogauer arrives.
(d) When the Schlepkin brothers arrive.

12. Who joins Helen with the compliments and flattery towards this very important person?
(a) Jerry and May.
(b) Jerry, May, and George.
(c) Mr. Glogauer and the Schlepkins.
(d) The Schlepkins and George.

13. How have the Schlepkin brothers had ruthless and relentless success in the industry lately?
(a) Their new silent film.
(b) With the new trio they have just hired.
(c) With Al Jolson and the talking picture.
(d) With Ethel Merman, their new star.

14. What does this person that May encounters want in exchange?
(a) Part time work.
(b) Twenty percent of the business.
(c) Full time work.
(d) Fifty percent of the business.

15. How is May feeling when she enters the scene?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Anxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the main characters, who is the worrier?

2. Why do they work these jobs in this building?

3. This idea began in New York, and to where is this new idea leading them?

4. Of what does the trio have another?

5. What do the other two think of this new job idea?

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