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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maria goes to the hairdresser, a girl comes in and tells her hairdresser that she just had an operation for what?
(a) Broken shoulder.
(b) Pelvic abscess.
(c) Eye lift.
(d) Brain tumor.

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

3. 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 starve herself.
(b) He means that she shouldn't sleep with BZ.
(c) He means that she shouldn't do drugs.
(d) He means that she shouldn't do pornography.

4. What does the doctor on Wilshire tell Maria about whoever did the abortion?
(a) That the person did it right.
(b) That it was a botched job.
(c) That some of it was still there.
(d) That it didn't take.

5. At the end of the novel, who is with BZ at the time of his death?
(a) Carter.
(b) No one.
(c) Helene.
(d) Maria.

6. Who acts as Maria's witness at Maria and Carter's divorce hearing?
(a) Felicia.
(b) BZ.
(c) Les.
(d) Helene.

7. What does the bloodied tissue Maria drops off for the doctor turn out to be?
(a) Fluid.
(b) Uterus.
(c) Membrane.
(d) Placenta.

8. When Maria runs into Benny Austin at the casino, he tells her, the course of true love is never a straight ______.
(a) Flush.
(b) Path.
(c) Arrow.
(d) Line.

9. 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 stole her money.
(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 beat up Susannah.

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

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

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 that she loves Carter.
(c) Because Maria screams for Helene to take her home.
(d) Because Maria screams that she hates BZ.

13. How does BZ die at the end of the novel?
(a) Carter kills him.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) Maria kills him.
(d) He gets cancer.

14. When Maria shows up on Carter's set in the desert, why does he tell her to leave and do something with Helene?
(a) Because she's too nervous.
(b) Because she's making everyone nervous.
(c) Because she's making him nervous.
(d) Because she's making Susannah nervous.

15. When Maria tells BZ the she doesn't want to go to Mexico City with him and Helene to see Susannah Wood's interiors, what does BZ say?
(a) I don't care.
(b) Yes you do.
(c) Another time.
(d) Okay fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maria move out of the house in Beverly Hills?

2. In the Spring when Maria attends parties with "faggots" she drinks a good deal because when she drinks she does not what?

3. Maria receives a mimeographed letter in care of the studio that is from whom?

4. What is the name of the casino where Maria runs into Benny Austin?

5. When Maria runs into Freddy Chaikin at Caesar's, how long does Maria tell him she's been in Vegas?

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