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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Wife.
(b) Actress.
(c) Baby.
(d) Model.

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

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

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

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

7. 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) Chicago.
(b) Seattle.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

8. Whom does Maria want to talk to the night she sleeps with a bottle of gin by her bed because the pain medication isn't working?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Helene.
(c) Les Goodwin.
(d) Carter.

9. When Maria runs into Benny Austin at the casino, how is he different from what she remembered?
(a) He was taller and heavier.
(b) He was shorter and more frail.
(c) He was shorter and heavier.
(d) He was taller and more frail.

10. In Maria's dreams of a shadowy syndicate, what does her contact want her to supply information about?
(a) The condition of the plumbing.
(b) The location of the film.
(c) The problem of parenting.
(d) The state of the union.

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

12. BZ tells Maria that Carter is sleeping with someone in the desert. Who?
(a) Susannah.
(b) An extra.
(c) A waitress.
(d) Helene.

13. 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) Jenny.
(b) Jeanelle.
(c) Janine.
(d) June.

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

15. What kind of movie does BZ watch the first time Maria met him at his house?
(a) An old movie.
(b) A blue movie.
(c) A silent movie.
(d) A new movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place where the house slides on the television news that Maria is watching?

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

3. On the day of the hearing, Helene shows Maria a ring that was a gift from whom?

4. What does the hairdresser on the set give Maria?

5. When Maria tells Helene that they don't have to have lunch the day of the divorce hearing, what does Helene say?

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