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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Al say he gives Sammy tips on?
2. Who is the main character?
3. In Chapter Six, what does Kit try to convince Al to do?
4. In Chapter Two, what is Al's reaction when Sammy tells him how much they offer for the manuscript?
5. How does Al feel about what Sammy has done to Rosalie?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happens when Al goes to Sammy's mother's house. Be sure to include the details of the conversation between Al and Israel.
2. Why does Sammy call Al a chump when Al first arrives in Hollywood?
3. After Sammy talks to the agent about Julian's manuscript, in Chapter Two, Al asks Sammy if he is scared. Then Al asks him what he was thinking of. How does Sammy answer?
4. What is the back story of the movie producer, Sidney Fineman?
5. What is Kit and Sammy's first interaction with one another like?
6. What happens when Kit, Billie, and Al go over to Sammy's house in Chapter Four?
7. What happens when the producer, Collier, brings up the South Seas picture, "Monsoon" to Sammy in Chapter Four?
8. Why does Al think Kit acts cold blooded towards Julian when Julian asks for advice about a job?
9. In Chapter Eight, after he reads about Sammy's payment for his play, why does Al ask Sammy if he can console him?
10. How does Al feel when he first returns to New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sammy Glick and Al Manheim are the most important characters in the story, "What Makes Sammy Run?" Compare and contrast Sammy and Al. How are they the same? How are they different? Who is more successful in the end? Give several examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
When Al returns to New York City, he visits Sammy Glick's old home. What does Al come to realize about Sammy Glick during his visit? Be sure to discuss the social/ economic background Sammy comes from and how it shapes his character.
Essay Topic 3
The theme of broken promises occurs several times in the novel, "What Makes Sammy Run?" Site three examples of a broken promise in the novel, and how they affect the characters.
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