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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the plot of the second picture Carter made with Maria?
(a) A girl is raped by a motorcycle gang.
(b) A girl is abducted by a motorcycle gang.
(c) A girl runs off with a motorcycle gang.
(d) A girl is killed by a motorcycle gang.

2. Why does Freddy Chaikin say to Maria that he was surprised to hear that she wanted to work again?
(a) Because she was getting a divorce.
(b) Because she didn't return his calls.
(c) Because she walked off set.
(d) Because she refused her last part.

3. In the hospital, what does Maria try NOT to think about?
(a) The ocean and newspapers.
(b) Winter mornings and ice tea.
(c) Movies and red roses.
(d) Dead things and plumbing.

4. What was the studio cut of the second picture Carter made with Maria?
(a) A close up shot of Maria sitting on a bench.
(b) A long dolly shot of the motorcycle gang on the freeway.
(c) A long dolly shot of Maria strolling across a campus.
(d) A close up shot of a motorcycle in a parking lot.

5. What type of bird does Maria watch at the hospital as the novel opens?
(a) A blue jay.
(b) A woodpecker.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A hummingbird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first picture Carter made with Maria that never got distributed?

2. What does BZ do with the first picture that Carter made with Maria that she doesn't like?

3. When Maria lived in New York, what did she do?

4. What does Helene see Maria wearing when she visits the hospital as the novel opens?

5. Why does Maria tell BZ that Larry Kulik is going to die in a barber chair?

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