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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, "Sundancing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What short Rodriguez film wins the University of Missouri Fine Arts Competition?
(a) Redhead
(b) The Last Carnival
(c) The Mariachi
(d) Bedhead

2. What are the Columbia people considering after the reception of EL MARIACHI at the film festival?
(a) having Rodriguez direct a new movie
(b) scrapping the whole project
(c) giving Rodriguez a larger office
(d) releasing the movie nationally

3. What does Juan Suarez offer to do for the movie?
(a) to hold the camera
(b) to compose music for the movie
(c) to find locations
(d) to make the costumes

4. What star does Gallardo suggest they try to get for their film?
(a) Cantinflas
(b) Lina Santos
(c) Ricardo Montalban
(d) Ricky Ricardo

5. What comes of the efforts to get Lina Santos, a Mexican movie and TV star, to act in El Mariachi?
(a) Her agent demands too much money.
(b) She agrees and then backs out.
(c) They never get in to see her.
(d) She still will not commit to being in the movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspires Rodriguez enough to do two takes of one scene?

2. Because of working with limited equipment and on a tight budget, what skill does Rodriguez develop?

3. How does Rodriguez sum up his pre-production activity for El Mariachi?

4. What do the festival organizers decide to do after EL MARIACHI becomes so popular?

5. What is the first scene Rodriguez completes as he writes his screenplay?

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