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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Carter tell Maria in the desert where he is filming that she should leave if she feels "that way."
(a) Because she asks if Carter beat up Susannah.
(b) Because she asks if Carter doesn't love her anymore.
(c) Because she asks if Carter is sleeping with Susannah.
(d) Because she asks if Carter stole her money.

2. Why does Maria feel a rush of shame when she tells Benny Austin to come see her in Los Angeles?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Because Benny never goes to Los Angeles.
(c) Because Maria never goes to Los Angeles.
(d) Because she would not see him if he came.

3. What does Benny Austin tell Maria about her mother's health the last time she ever saw her?
(a) That she was a little depressed.
(b) That she had cancer.
(c) That she was in perfect health.
(d) That she was too thin.

4. The first time Maria meets BZ at his house, BZ tells Carter, "The rough cut looked fantastic, except you're missing the ________."
(a) Action.
(b) Star.
(c) Lighting.
(d) Story.

5. When a comedian comes into the suite at the casino and makes a comment about Maria being new talent, what does Larry Kulik say?
(a) She's not talent.
(b) She's the best talent.
(c) She's experienced talent.
(d) She's great talent.

6. Who is in New York that Helene is so upset about she tells Maria three times?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother-in-law.
(c) Her hairdresser.
(d) Her therapist.

7. In her dreams of Les Goodwin and Kate, Maria imagines the three of them going to the beach to do what?
(a) Make sand castles.
(b) Lie on the beach.
(c) Swim.
(d) Gather mussels.

8. According to Helene, who was "shuttling them in and out of that motel like the dailies"?
(a) Carter.
(b) Maria.
(c) BZ.
(d) Les.

9. Who tells Maria, "You're lying in water and it's warm and you hear your mother's voice"?
(a) The astrologer.
(b) The hypnotist.
(c) The psychiatrist.
(d) The director.

10. What does a columnist from the trades call to ask Maria?
(a) If she is starring in anything and what she thinks of Carter's new picture.
(b) What she thinks of Carter's new picture and Carter dating Susannah Wood.
(c) Whom she is dating and what she thinks of Carter dating Susannah Wood.
(d) What she thinks of Carter dating Susannah Wood and if she is starring in anything.

11. What does the hairdresser on the set give Maria?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Dexedrine.
(d) Valium.

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

13. What is Maria waiting for at the Ralph's Market snack counter?
(a) Les Goodwin.
(b) To use the pay phone.
(c) Nothing.
(d) To eat lunch.

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

15. 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?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the person who writes the mimeographed letter that Maria receives in care of the studio, Maria's worries may date from when she was a what?

2. According to Maria, the story of the girl who had an abortion, seemed what as she told it?

3. What excuse does Felicia give about Kate smashing her gift against the mirror?

4. Who spits into the phone, saying to Maria, "You want to know what I think of your life"?

5. According to Maria, who probably pages her at the casino where she has run out on Benny Austin?

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