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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greets Al when Al goes to Sammy's apartment in New York in Chapter Ten?
(a) Sheik Duncan, Sammy's childhood arch bully.
(b) Sammy himself.
(c) Kit.
(d) Israel Glickstein, Sammy's brother.

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

3. How does Sammy's brother, Israel, feel about his own job at The Settlement?
(a) As if he can never get enough work done because poverty is an endless cycle.
(b) As if he is making a difference and things will improve.
(c) As if he is tied down and does not care about his work.
(d) He wishes he had Sammy's job.

4. 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.

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

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

7. In Chapter Eight, when they are at lunch, what news does Julian give to Al and Sammy?
(a) He has left his wife for Billie.
(b) He and his wife have bought a cottage and they are having a baby.
(c) He has decided to quit and return to New York City.
(d) He is very ill.

8. What kind of job did Sammy work as a boy?
(a) He volunteered at the temple.
(b) A babysitter.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A yardboy.

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

10. What does Kit say the three things Hollywood turns out?
(a) Blood, guts, and rock and roll.
(b) Pictures, ambition, and fear.
(c) Liars, fakes, and pretty women.
(d) Drugs, bad habits, and fashion trends.

11. In Chapter Ten, what does Al say Hollywood is full of?
(a) Actors, directors, and car salesmen.
(b) Beaches, bars, and women who are willing to dress up to play the part.
(c) Washups, drunks, addicts and the real stuff.
(d) Phonies, mediocrities, dictators, and good men who have lost their way.

12. Why didn't Sammy have his Bar-mitzvah?
(a) The Rabbi caught Sammy stealing from the temple.
(b) The Rabbi told his father Sammy was not allowed because he did not practice his faith.
(c) Sammy refused because he did not believe in it.
(d) His parents could not afford it.

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

14. On his last night in Hollywood, what does Al admit to Kit?
(a) He has a wife that he left in New York.
(b) Sammy is his brother.
(c) He never wanted to work in Hollywood.
(d) He has always had feelings for her.

15. In Chapter Eight, what does Sammy insist on Al's first day at his new job?
(a) He gives him credit for landing the job.
(b) They go out to lunch.
(c) That Al hides him from his agent.
(d) Al give him a place to stay for the weekend.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, how did Sammy make his seventy-five cents?

2. Where does Al work when he returns to New York?

3. How does Al picture Sammy when Sammy returns to his mother's home?

4. What kind of tensions does The Guild experience in Chapter Seven?

5. When Al goes to visit Sammy at his apartment in New York. what does Sammy mean when he says "they" don't know how to be happy?

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