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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 61 - 87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two phrases remain constant in Maria's dreams of a shadowy syndicate?
(a) The brass tax; a business proposition.
(b) The heart of the problem; the brass tax.
(c) Part of that operation; the heart of the problem.
(d) Part of that operation; a business proposition.

2. What does Maria do instead of going to the hospital for the excessive bleeding?
(a) Take Valium to go to sleep.
(b) Take Dexedrine to stay awake.
(c) Drink a bottle of gin.
(d) Drive on the freeway.

3. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is blowing bubbles to her.
(b) She is picking dandelions for her.
(c) She is tossing a ball to her.
(d) She is tossing water to her.

4. What city does Maria have her abortion in?
(a) Encino.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Oceanside.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. According to Carter, who besides him, Maria, and the possible father, does NOT know about the affair?
(a) The wife of the possible father.
(b) The wife of Maria's uncle.
(c) Maria's sister.
(d) Carter's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Carter, when Maria responds to his statement about dining out, who continues to look directly at her?

2. Why does Carter tell Maria in the desert where he is filming that she should leave if she feels "that way."

3. In the elevator of Freddy Chaikin's office, who tells Maria, "The word on Carter's dailies is sensational"?

4. How many dollars does Maria withdraw in cash from the bank to pay for the abortion?

5. In the town where Carter is shooting that is between Death Valley and the Nevada line, why does the boy at the bathhouse know that Maria is with the movie?

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