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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 is the name of the casino where Maria runs into Benny Austin?
(a) Dunes.
(b) Monte Carlo.
(c) Stardust.
(d) Flamingo.

2. 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?
(a) Because he recognized her as a film star.
(b) Because he works for Carter.
(c) Because she's too beautiful to be from there.
(d) Because he knows everybody from around there.

3. As she waits at Ralph's Market snack counter, Maria thinks the line suggests that the norm was to have _______, ________, and _______.
(a) A disconnected phone; some clandestine business; some extramarital error.
(b) A lack of food; some loneliness; no place to live.
(c) Some loneliness; no place to live; a disconnected phone.
(d) Some extramarital error; no place to live; a lack of food.

4. What kind of pants is the man who takes Maria to the house for the abortion wearing?
(a) Jeans.
(b) Plaid pants.
(c) Dark blue pants.
(d) White duck pants.

5. What is the subject of Maria and the man's conversation as they drive to get her abortion?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Politics.
(c) Money.
(d) Cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria say to the baby after Carter warns her about the baby getting chilled?

2. What does Maria eat and drink during her new pastime?

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

4. At the restaurant with Les Goodwin the day of Maria's abortion, what does she tell Les she wants to order?

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

(see the answer key)

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