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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Maria, the story of the girl who had an abortion, seemed what as she told it?
(a) Funny.
(b) True.
(c) False.
(d) Sad.

2. According to Freddy Chaikin, what is the best medicine for things wrong in the private life department?
(a) Work.
(b) Rest.
(c) Play.
(d) Prayer.

3. How does BZ behave toward Maria the first time she met him at his house?
(a) He refuses to look at her.
(b) He stares at her.
(c) He doesn't speak to her.
(d) He completely ignores her.

4. When does Maria begin to bleed after her abortion?
(a) A few minutes later.
(b) A few days later.
(c) A few weeks later.
(d) A few hours later.

5. When Maria tells Helene that they don't have to have lunch the day of the divorce hearing, what does Helene say?
(a) "Day of days, Maria. Of course lunch."
(b) "A day to forget, Maria. No lunch, of course."
(c) "Take it day by day, Maria. Lunch tomorrow."
(d) "A day to remember, Maria. Lunch next week."

6. When Maria asks Carter if he wants her out in the desert with him because he thinks she can't take care of herself, how does he respond?
(a) No, he does not think she can take care of herself.
(b) Yes, he does think she can take care of herself.
(c) He doesn't know because he hasn't seen her in a while.
(d) Maybe, but he wants her to prove it.

7. What does Larry Kulik invite Maria to do at his place?
(a) Use the sauna.
(b) Smoke pot.
(c) Swim in the pool.
(d) Attend his party.

8. What did the girl Maria worked with have to do in order to get a legal D & C?
(a) Blackmail the governor.
(b) Sleep with the mayor.
(c) Provide false testimony.
(d) Embezzle money.

9. Who at Christmas dinner is "preternaturally attuned to the threat of voices not even raised"?
(a) Les.
(b) Kate.
(c) Maria.
(d) BZ.

10. What happens to Susannah Wood three weeks after they've been in the desert so that Carter had to shoot around her bruise?
(a) She got in a car accident.
(b) She got beat up.
(c) She got kicked by a horse.
(d) She fell.

11. Maria receives a mimeographed letter in care of the studio that is from whom?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A fan.
(c) A director.
(d) A hypnotist.

12. Who sends Maria two dozen roses when she returns home after being arrested in Vegas?
(a) Freddy Chaikin.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) The actor whose property she stole.
(d) Benny Austin.

13. What does Larry Kulik tell Maria he's been hearing about her?
(a) That she had an abortion.
(b) That she's having an affair.
(c) That she's terrific in the show.
(d) That she's ready for the nuthouse.

14. What excuse does Felicia give about Kate smashing her gift against the mirror?
(a) That Kate misses Carter.
(b) That Kate feels sick.
(c) That Kate is tired.
(d) That Kate doesn't like her.

15. After running into Carter unexpectedly on the street in Beverly Hills, what does Maria imagine in the water that are "translucent as jellyfish"?
(a) Film.
(b) Appendages.
(c) Fetuses.
(d) Toys.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Carter suggests that Maria fly up to Pebble Beach to meet Helene and BZ's mother, what reason does Maria give about why she can't go?

2. What kind of stories leap out at Maria from the newspaper so that she can no longer read it?

3. 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"?

4. In her dreams of Les Goodwin and Kate, Maria imagines the three of them going to the beach to do what?

5. Why is Maria unable to reach Benny Austin when she goes to Vegas?

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