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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What award does John Huston ask Lillian Ross to accept on his behalf in 1986?
(a) The Screen Actor's Guild Award.
(b) The Emmy.
(c) The Brandeis University Creative Arts Award.
(d) The Oscar.

2. What is the name of Reinhardt's dog?
(a) Jake.
(b) Mocha.
(c) Fluffy.
(d) Barry.

3. What is one of Reinhardt's main concerns as the filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" begins?
(a) The problems with the casting director.
(b) The problems with the music.
(c) The cost of the film.
(d) The constant attention that the star, Audie Murphy, needs from Huston.

4. What was Huston's fortieth movie?
(a) "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."
(b) "Prizzi's Honor."
(c) "The Witches."
(d) "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

5. What is the weather like during the first days of shooting "The Red Badge of Courage"?
(a) Pleasant and warm, about 70 degrees.
(b) Very hot - over 100 degrees.
(c) Terribly rainy with hurricane-force winds.
(d) Very cold - below freezing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Schary in the summer of 1950?

2. Who is John Huston's assistant?

3. Which animal is the symbol for M-G-M?

4. What was the title of the story Ross wrote in which she detailed her first meeting with John Huston?

5. Which actor did Reinhardt think might be a better choice for the main role in "The Red Badge of Courage" than Audie Murphy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Huston and Reinhardt seem to view the impending start to their filming of "The Red Badge of Courage" in the week before rehearsals begin?

2. What famous Civil War photographer does Huston reference several times in relation to the look of his own film shots in the first section of the book?

3. What is Huston looking for in the local men who come to audition for the roles of extras?

4. How do the Reinhardts treat their dog, Mocha?

5. How does Ross describe director John Huston in the section titled "Throw the Little Old Lady Down the Stairs"?

6. What does Huston tell Murphy about the difference between fear in a man and fear in a youth?

7. What does Reinhardt say about the perception of a director's and producer's roles in the success or failure of a movie?

8. Who does Ross decide early on in writing Picture to make as her four leading "characters"?

9. What does Huston regret making a mistake on during the filming in the second section of the book?

10. What does Huston's personal assistant, Albert Band, hope to do in the film?

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