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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 - 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first time Maria sees Carter after the divorce hearing, what does he mean when he tells her, "Don't get into that"?
(a) He means that she shouldn't do pornography.
(b) He means that she shouldn't starve herself.
(c) He means that she shouldn't sleep with BZ.
(d) He means that she shouldn't do drugs.

2. In the elevator of Freddy Chaikin's office, who tells Maria, "The word on Carter's dailies is sensational"?
(a) An actor.
(b) Freddy.
(c) BZ.
(d) An agent.

3. According to Helene, who are the people BZ's mother Carlotta "can't bear"?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Germans.
(c) Irish.
(d) Chinese.

4. What happens at the end of the first picture Carter made with Maria?
(a) She is arguing on the telephone.
(b) She is cleaning marijuana with a kitchen strainer.
(c) She is thrown into negative and looks dead.
(d) She is crying on the IRT.

5. In the courtroom, Helene confirmed that the defendant, Carter Lang, had repeatedly _______and in other ways _________the plaintiff, Mrs. Maria Lang.
(a) Yelled at; derided.
(b) Humiliated; derided.
(c) Derided; abused.
(d) Struck; humiliated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a columnist from the trades call to ask Maria?

2. When Maria runs into Carter unexpectedly on the street in Beverly Hills after their divorce, where does she tell him she is going for a few days?

3. Maria receives a mimeographed letter in care of the studio that is from whom?

4. When Maria attends parties with occasional, third-string "faggots," why is she considered a "modest asset"?

5. After he returns from his film shoot, how does Carter respond to Maria's question if he's going to stay at the house in Beverly Hills?

(see the answer key)

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