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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sammy's advice to Al regarding work in Chapter Three?
(a) That things will pick up in a year.
(b) He tells him to cheat his way to the top.
(c) He tells him he is safe with a six month contract and doesn't have to start impressing anyone until the fifth month.
(d) He says nothing will get better and Al should just move back to New York.

2. How does O'Brien thank Sammy for helping with the article?
(a) He doesn't thank him because he is ashamed.
(b) He takes him out to dinner.
(c) With a promotion.
(d) He gives him a gift and charges Al for it.

3. What does Sammy promise Julian in Chapter Two?
(a) He will show the manuscript to his agent.
(b) He will help edit the manuscript.
(c) Julian will never be famous.
(d) He will help him re-write the manuscript.

4. In Chapter Four, when Al asks Billie how she feels about Sammy, how does she respond?
(a) She doesn't have any feelings for him.
(b) She thinks he treats people poorly.
(c) She will always be in love with him, but will never express her love.
(d) She would never sleep with him.

5. What kind of script does Collier ask of Sammy?
(a) A sea story.
(b) A love story.
(c) A story about a tornado.
(d) A dirty picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sammy know Catherine Sargent?

2. How does Al feel about sharing a cubicle with Sammy?

3. Who is Billie?

4. In Chapter Four, when Sammy asks Al to go out, what excuse does Al give Sammy?

5. What is Al's impression of Rosalie when the two meet for dinner in Chapter Three?

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