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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Helene arrives at the hospital to see Maria as the novel opens, what is she told?
(a) That Mrs. Wyeth has been discharged.
(b) That Maria is swimming.
(c) That Mrs. Lang is resting.
(d) That Maria is sleeping.

2. According to Carter, what two places does he like to eat alone and read the trades?
(a) Wilshire and Beverly Hills.
(b) Marmont and Wilshire.
(c) Bel Air and Beverly Hills.
(d) Beverly Hills and Marmont.

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

4. Maria recalls working with a girl in Ocho Rios who had just had an abortion in what city where it was hard to get one because of arrests?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What kind of stories leap out at Maria from the newspaper so that she can no longer read it?
(a) Stories involving children in peril.
(b) Stories involving dead actresses.
(c) Stories involving working mothers.
(d) Stories involving natural disasters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the set of the television show in which she has a guest appearance, why does Maria pray that the cameramen would be slow with the set-ups?

3. In Maria's dreams of a shadowy syndicate, what does her contact want her to supply information about?

4. What does Helene ask Carter as they wait for the papers to be signed at the divorce hearing?

5. As the novel opens, what fictional character does Maria say she does NOT ask what makes this person evil?

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