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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Saul want Austin to wait before typing out a first draft?
(a) He feels the project will never get off the ground.
(b) He wants to get some seed money first.
(c) He thinks the story needs fleshing out and plans to bring in a team.
(d) He plans to steal the idea and type it himself.

2. What is the only way Lee can tell his story?
(a) Lee can tell his story out loud, but cannot write it down.
(b) Lee can imagine his story, but cannot articulate it at all.
(c) Lee can draw his story, but cannot write it.
(d) Lee can write his story down, but cannot tell it out loud.

3. How long with Austin let Lee stay at the house?
(a) Lee can stay for one night only.
(b) Lee can stay indefinently.
(c) Lee can stay for two days.
(d) Lee can stay as long as Austin is there.

4. What does Lee tell Austin to check on the car?
(a) The muffler.
(b) The speedometer.
(c) The gas.
(d) The tire pressure.

5. What, according to Lee, is Austin paid to do?
(a) Austin is paid to do backbreaking work.
(b) Austin is paid to sit around and dream.
(c) Austin is paid to be worthless.
(d) Austin is paid to drive on the freeway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hand does Saul shake before he leaves?

2. How does Lee describe the heat in the desert?

3. What used to be a source of income for Lee?

4. What do Lee's main characters have in common as the light fades in his screenplay?

5. What is Lee drinking at the beginning of Scene 1?

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