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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maria comes home and finds Ivan Costello drunk in her house and she tells him "No", how does he respond?
(a) "Fine. I'll come back when you're ready."
(b) "Fight me. You'll like it better that way anyway."
(c) "Fight me. I like it better that way anyway."
(d) "Fine. I'm not coming back again for you."

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

3. Whom does Maria call after she is arrested for stealing the actor's property in Vegas?
(a) Ivan Costello.
(b) Benny Austin.
(c) Freddy Chaikin.
(d) Larry Kulik.

4. What is the name of the girl in the nightgown at BZ and Helene's who asks for coffee and loves New Year's Eve?
(a) Jeanelle.
(b) June.
(c) Janine.
(d) Jenny.

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 working mothers.
(c) Stories involving dead actresses.
(d) Stories involving natural disasters.

6. How many times has Helene been divorced?
(a) Never.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Three times.

7. In the Spring when Maria attends parties with "faggots" she drinks a good deal because when she drinks she does not what?
(a) Cry.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Dream.
(d) Think.

8. Who spits into the phone, saying to Maria, "You want to know what I think of your life"?
(a) Ivan Costello.
(b) Les Goodwin.
(c) BZ.
(d) Carter.

9. The first time Maria sees Carter after the divorce hearing, what does he mean when he tells her, "Don't get into that"?
(a) He means that she shouldn't do drugs.
(b) He means that she shouldn't sleep with BZ.
(c) He means that she shouldn't do pornography.
(d) He means that she shouldn't starve herself.

10. 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) A disconnected phone; some clandestine business; some extramarital error.
(c) Some loneliness; no place to live; a disconnected phone.
(d) Some extramarital error; no place to live; a lack of food.

11. Why is Maria unable to reach Benny Austin when she goes to Vegas?
(a) Because the number and post office box he gave her are wrong.
(b) Because Les shows up and stops her.
(c) Because she doesn't have a number to reach him.
(d) Because BZ and Helene come to take her back to LA.

12. The night after Maria drinks too much and wakes up naked in Helene's bedroom, why does BZ say "You weren't talking that way last night"?
(a) Because Maria screams for him to stop hitting Helene.
(b) Because Maria screams for Helene to take her home.
(c) Because Maria screams that she hates BZ.
(d) Because Maria screams that she loves Carter.

13. 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) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

14. Why does Helene have a bruise on her cheek the night after Maria drank too much?
(a) Because she had an accident.
(b) Because Maria hit her.
(c) Because she fell.
(d) Because BZ hit her.

15. What does Maria borrow from the stuntman ten days before the film is done in the desert?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A horse.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the girl Maria worked with ask a question regarding getting an abortion?

2. When Maria shows up on Carter's set in the desert, why does he tell her to leave and do something with Helene?

3. 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?

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

5. What does Benny Austin tell Maria about her mother's health the last time she ever saw her?

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