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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. Which restaurant does Ross go to with Dore Schary and others in the section "Throw The Little Old Lady Down the Stairs!"?
2. Which of the following films did Huston direct?
3. What is the name of Huston's adopted son?
4. What does Schary tell Ross about Huston's powers of persuasion?
5. What was the title of the story Ross wrote in which she detailed her first meeting with John Huston?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of a relationship did Ross have with John Huston later in their lives, as outlined by Huston's daughter Angelica Huston in the Foreword?
2. How do the Reinhardts treat their dog, Mocha?
3. What hobby is Huston deeply interested in that has nothing to do with Hollywood, as Ross describes it in the first section of the book?
4. What kind of responsibility does Ross feel she has to the people she writes about, as outlined from an excerpt from her book Reporting in the Foreword?
5. What does John Huston say to Ross when he calls her at home about a week before his death in 1987?
6. What is L.B. Mayer's strongest objection to the M-G-M studio making "The Red Badge of Courage"?
7. 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?
8. What was one of the least expensive, but, in Huston's estimation, important shots of the film?
9. How does Ross describe director John Huston in the section titled "Throw the Little Old Lady Down the Stairs"?
10. What does Reinhardt insist upon during the film's production that is a somewhat unusual request so he can track the progress of filming closely?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does producer Gottfried Reinhardt seem to view the final version of "The Red Badge of Courage" at the end of Picture, and how does the way that the final version of the film turn out seem to affect his relationship with Huston? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Given Ross's descriptions of him and his actions on "The Red Badge of Courage," what do you think are studio executive and producer Dore Schary's most significant concerns and goals regarding film production? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining why Arthur Freed, who is in charge of musicals at M-G-M at the time "The Red Badge of Courage" was produced, seems to have so much power, esteem, and confidence.
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