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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven, "Postproduction, Take 3".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez refer to his operation while making El Mariachi?
(a) el cheapo productions
(b) los locos productions
(c) la luna productions
(d) el estupido productions

2. What does a theater owner in Austin, Texas, tell Rodriguez he is doing?
(a) He is suing the Mexican film commission.
(b) He is taking El Mariachi to the Berlin Film Festival.
(c) He is ordering a print of El Mariachi.
(d) He is showing El Miriachi every Saturday at midnight.

3. What has created so much interest in the movie in Hollywood?
(a) the story of the making of El Mariachi
(b) the unusual plot of the movie
(c) the production values of the film
(d) Rodriguez's brashness

4. What good luck finally comes to Rodriguez?
(a) getting a free ticket to New York
(b) landing an agent and a Hollywood contract for El Mariachi
(c) making another award winning short film
(d) getting a star for his next movie

5. Who is the first celebrity Rodriguez meets on a movie set?
(a) Bruce Willis
(b) Arnold Schwarzenegger
(c) Pee Wee Herman
(d) Angela Landsbury

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez think will compensate for any inadequacies in costuming?

2. What are three important locations Rodriguez and Gallardo look for in Mexico?

3. What is the latest problem with EL MARIACHI?

4. What does Newman tell Rodriguez about the major film companies in Hollywood?

5. What does Rodriguez plan to use to film El Mariachi?

(see the answer key)

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