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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maria runs into Freddy Chaikin at Caesar's, how long does Maria tell him she's been in Vegas?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two hours.

2. 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) San Francisco.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) New York.
(d) Mexico City.

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

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

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

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

7. What does the manager at Fountain Avenue mistake Maria for?
(a) A producer.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A director.
(d) A writer.

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

9. 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) Les Goodwin.
(c) Helene.
(d) Carter.

10. Whom did the girl Maria worked with ask a question regarding getting an abortion?
(a) A friend in the Governor's office.
(b) A friend in the Mayor's office.
(c) A friend in the District Attorney's office.
(d) A friend in the City Commissioner's office.

11. 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) Model.
(b) Actress.
(c) Baby.
(d) Wife.

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

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

14. 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) Maybe, but he wants her to prove it.
(c) He doesn't know because he hasn't seen her in a while.
(d) Yes, he does think she can take care of herself.

15. When Maria attends parties with occasional, third-string "faggots," why is she considered a "modest asset"?
(a) Because she is beautiful and knows lots of famous stars.
(b) Because she is beautiful and understands the marginal distinctions which preoccupy them.
(c) Because she listens to them and understands the marginal distinctions which preoccupy them.
(d) Because she listens to them and knpws lots of famous stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Maria feel a rush of shame when she tells Benny Austin to come see her in Los Angeles?

3. How does Maria get home from Vegas after being arrested?

4. BZ tells Maria that Carter is sleeping with someone in the desert. Who?

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

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