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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Al feel about The Guild?
(a) It hasn't discovered its place in Hollywood.
(b) He would be unable to live without it.
(c) The Guild makes him feel whole.
(d) He thinks it's too much like a union.

2. In Chapter Eight, who does Al get a job with?
(a) The L.A. Times.
(b) The New York Reporter.
(c) Sidney Fineman.
(d) The Writer's Guild.

3. When Al goes to meet him, what is Sammy being measured for in Chapter Ten?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A costume for a play.
(c) A three piece suit.
(d) A hat.

4. How does Sammy react to Al having gone to see his mother?
(a) He tells Al he is a sweet guy to go through the trouble.
(b) He doesn't bring the subject up with Al.
(c) He cannot understand why Al would do such a thing.
(d) He is creeped out by Al's actions.

5. In Chapter Eight, what does Julian want to discuss with Kit and Al when he invites them to his house?
(a) Coming out about Sammy's unfair practices.
(b) A contract he was offered.
(c) Starting a new guild.
(d) Starting a business together.

6. In Chapter Eleven, when Sammy tells Al he has everything, what is he referring to?
(a) A studio, connections, and a dream woman.
(b) Owning Hollywood.
(c) The world.
(d) Money.

7. In Chapter Twelve, why does Sammy call Al over late in the night?
(a) He wants Al to take him home.
(b) Laurette has left him.
(c) He needs Al's help writing a script.
(d) He wants to party.

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

9. How does Al feel about his first project at his new job in Chapter Eight?
(a) Al doesn't care what he has to do. He is happy to have any kind of work.
(b) He is full of distrust and wonders when he will get ahead.
(c) He is intimidated by everyone.
(d) Al learns Fineman is a talented producer and he's enthusiastic to work with him.

10. What does Al realize about Sammy's play, "Live Wire?"
(a) Sammy stole Al's manuscript idea.
(b) He took the idea from Al's favorite comic book.
(c) Sammy has modeled the play after "The Front Page."
(d) The play was terrible.

11. Why does Kit think Hollywood is a tough place to work and live?
(a) People are too easy to see through in Hollywood.
(b) Everyone is rushing to hit the jackpot.
(c) Hollywood has turned into a violent city.
(d) Nothing can be predicted.

12. Why does Laurette think Sammy married her?
(a) Because they sincerely love one another.
(b) So she can play the role of a hostess.
(c) He needs saved.
(d) He will inherit her money.

13. What does Al tell Mrs. Glickstein when she asks about Sammy in Chapter Nine?
(a) Sammy is never satisfied.
(b) Sammy is a liar and he'll get what he deserves.
(c) Sammy holds himself on a pedestal.
(d) Sammy is doing well and Sammy is always thinking of her.

14. By Chapter Eleven, how does Sammy feel about Sidney Fineman?
(a) He fears his power.
(b) He is a phony.
(c) He is old and Sammy will be able to gain control of him.
(d) He is honored to work with him.

15. In Chapter Nine, what do Al and his friends debate over when they go out for drinks?
(a) Whether or not Al will ever make it big.
(b) Whether or not Rosalie Goldbaum has passed away.
(c) Where Sammy is from.
(d) When Sammy will leave Hollywood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, when they are at lunch, what news does Julian give to Al and Sammy?

2. What is Sheik's new reputation in Hollywood?

3. In Chapter Eight, why does Al say it was a month he would never forget in Hollywood?

4. What kind of job did Sammy work as a boy?

5. In Chapter Nine. what does Sammy's brother, Israel, tell Al about the relationship Sammy had with their father?

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