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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Al feel about the script that Sammy makes up on the spot in Chapter Four?
(a) It has a good twist, but needs work.
(b) It's genius.
(c) It's worth a million dollars.
(d) It stinks.

3. What decision does Julian's wife make regarding her husband's situation with Sammy in Chapter Six?
(a) She packs up their car and says they will drive to Hollywood.
(b) She hires a lawyer who will take her to Hollywood.
(c) She calls to confront Sammy herself and makes arrangements to meet him.
(d) She buys two tickets to Hollywood.

4. 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.

5. Why is Al surprised by the car Sammy drives?
(a) It's expensive.
(b) It's a heap of trash.
(c) It's modest.
(d) Sammy stole it.

6. What do Julian and Rosalie have in common?
(a) Both are Al's children.
(b) They are both Sammy's lovers.
(c) They turn out to be brother and sister.
(d) Sammy made promises to the both of them.

7. When Al asks Sammy how he can read when he's running so fast, how does Sammy answer?
(a) He has good eye sight.
(b) He learned to read when he was running errands.
(c) He can't read when he's running.
(d) He tells him he doesn't know how he does it.

8. After Al arrives in Hollywood, when does he meet up with Sammy in Chapter Three?
(a) In a bar.
(b) At an expensive cigar club.
(c) They run into one another on the street.
(d) They meet for lunch.

9. In Chapter Six, how does Kit threaten Sammy?
(a) She tells him Julian will reveal he has been ghostwriting Sammy's work.
(b) By stealing all of the work he and Julian have done together.
(c) She promises to leave him if he doesn't come out with the truth.
(d) By sneaking into his house with a knife.

10. What does Julian's wife make him do when he doesn't hear from Sammy about work in Hollywood?
(a) Call Sammy and ask him to give an explanation.
(b) Hire someone to break Sammy's legs until he confesses his wrong doings.
(c) Get a lawyer.
(d) Write a letter to Sammy.

11. What does Kit say of the movie house where Sammy's premier is playing in Chapter Five?
(a) She says it always has a tough crowd.
(b) She thinks it should be burned down and re-built.
(c) It's the classiest place in town.
(d) She is surprised they are showing his movie there because it's known for having small crowds.

12. Before he left for Hollywood, what kind of promises did Sammy make to Julian?
(a) Sammy made no promises to Julian.
(b) He would find a job opening for Julian in Hollywood.
(c) He would give Julian full credit for the manuscript.
(d) To pay him half of the profits from "Girl Steals Boy."

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

14. How does Sammy instigate Al to come out in Chapter Four?
(a) He pays him.
(b) He invites Billie to join them.
(c) He tells him he'll take care of everything.
(d) He tells him he will take him to a strip club.

15. What title does Sammy sell the manuscript under in Chapter Two?
(a) Yellow Syndrome.
(b) Girl Steals Boy.
(c) Women and Men.
(d) The Right Way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Al find out about Sammy's movie review in Chapter Five?

2. Why do Julian and his wife want to go to Hollywood?

3. What is Sammy's next move when Julian leaves his desk in Chapter Two?

4. How does Sammy respond when Al confides in him about his problems at work in Chapter Four?

5. When Al and Sammy first meet, how does Al describe him?

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