1. What bothers Al about Kit in Chapter Five?
(a) The way she made herself at home at Sammy's place.
(b) She is too quiet.
(c) She appears to be detached from everything going on around her.
(d) She acts insincere towards him and Sammy.

2. How does Sammy know Catherine Sargent?
(a) She is his agent.
(b) He meets her after he interviews her.
(c) She is a waitress at Sammy's favorite club.
(d) She is an author and writer for the same production company he works for.

3. In Chapter Four, what conclusion does Al come to about his friendship with Sammy?
(a) Al thinks of Sammy as his best friend and his worst enemy.
(b) He will never fully know Sammy or understand him.
(c) He will always look up to him.
(d) Sammy is to unpredictable and hard to get along with.

4. Why does Al make a mistake on his article?
(a) He has a sleeping problem.
(b) He's drunk.
(c) He forgot to wear his glasses.
(d) He didn't double check his work.

5. What is Al's mistake in his article?
(a) The article is too short.
(b) He writes on the wrong topic.
(c) Plagiarism.
(d) Grammatical errors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Two, Al says there are two kinds of self-made men. One reflects on their success as patriotic and remembers all of the details of their success. How does he describe the second type?

2. Who is Billie?

3. How does Sammy act at the Back Lot in Chapter Four?

4. In Chapter Two, how does Sammy betray Julian?

5. In Chapter Four, Al says Sammy is only capable of one kind of love. What kind of love is it?

(see the answer key)

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