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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after The Guild meeting in Chapter Eight?
(a) Julian runs for president of The Guild.
(b) Al has a nervous breakdown.
(c) A corporate company proposes a partnership with The Guild.
(d) A large number of people resign, including Sammy Glick.

2. How is Sammy tricked by Laurette when she says she was looking at pictures all day in Chapter Eleven?
(a) She is lying to get him to fall in love with her.
(b) He believes she is trying to flatter him.
(c) She reels him in so that she can hurt him later.
(d) He thinks she is talking about the movies.

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

4. In the conclusion of the book. what does Al say he hopes for Sammy's life?
(a) He hopes it is forgotten.
(b) He would like to see it as a blueprint for the way of life in the first half of the twentieth century.
(c) He reveals he wants Sammy's life to go to shambles.
(d) One day people will understand who Sammy truly is.

5. At the end of Chapter Twelve, when Al says he was waiting for justice to rise over Sammy, what does he mean?
(a) He hopes Sammy will go to jail.
(b) He is willing Sammy's death.
(c) He wants Sammy to get what is coming to him.
(d) He hopes Sammy gets the best.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does The Guild seek help from?

2. What does Al tell Mrs. Glickstein when she asks about Sammy in Chapter Nine?

3. In Chapter Eleven, when Sammy tells Al he has everything, what is he referring to?

4. On his last night in Hollywood, what does Al admit to Kit?

5. In Chapter Ten, how does Al feel about meeting up with Sammy?

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