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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tensions does The Guild experience in Chapter Seven?
(a) The writers are too busy to care about The Guild.
(b) Some of the members believe it is too much like a union.
(c) There is a lack of creativity among group members.
(d) Sammy wants to shut them down.

2. How does Sammy react to Al when Al approaches him?
(a) He tells him Al will never understand his problems.
(b) He begins to cry.
(c) Sammy leaves the room.
(d) Sammy gets angry.

3. Why does Sammy ask Al to take Kit to the opening night of Sammy's play, "Live Wire?"
(a) Because he won't have time to socialize with Kit.
(b) Because Sammy has a date with Rita Royce.
(c) Sammy is trying to make Kit fall in love with Al.
(d) He feels sorry for Al.

4. What does Sidney Fineman do for Kit and Sammy?
(a) He sells their work to underground agents.
(b) He is a dirty agent and he's done them wrong.
(c) He is a top producer and he oversees their projects.
(d) He is their financial advisor and he steals their money.

5. In Chapter Four, when Al and Billie dance, what does she say about Sammy Glick?
(a) She admits she is taken by Sammy.
(b) She thinks he is an imposter.
(c) She thinks he is just the same as everyone else in Hollywood.
(d) She thinks of him as a partner and a potential agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter Five, Sammy's face explodes around Al as if it is:

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Al say he has written a play about?

3. In Chapter Four, when they are talking, how does Billie say she feels about Al?

4. What does Al mean when he says his own voice is filled with inadequacy?

5. In Chapter Seven, what happens when Al gets laid off his job?

(see the answer key)

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