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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Helene's friends who are about ten years older than Helene say to one another?
(a) Heavens to Betsy.
(b) Lord, have mercy.
(c) God almighty.
(d) Heaven pajamas.

2. Why does Maria prefer the studio cut of the second picture Carter made with her?
(a) Because the motorcycle gang seemed to be punished for their crimes.
(b) Because the girl on screen seemed to have a knack for controlling her own destiny.
(c) Because the motorcycle gang seemed to get away with murder.
(d) Because the girl on screen seemed not to have a care in the world.

3. In the elevator of Freddy Chaikin's office, who tells Maria, "The word on Carter's dailies is sensational"?
(a) Freddy.
(b) An agent.
(c) BZ.
(d) An actor.

4. According to Helene, what is often true of selfish women?
(a) They don't put on weight.
(b) They don't smoke.
(c) They drive very fast.
(d) They drink heavily.

5. What does Carter threaten Maria with if she does NOT have an abortion?
(a) He threatens to take Kate.
(b) He threatens to kill her.
(c) He threatens to divorce her.
(d) He threatens to tell the media.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maria dislike the first picture that Carter made with her?

2. When Maria lived in New York, what did she do?

3. According to Carter, what does the hospital where Kate is staying tell him about Maria's frequent visits to see her daughter?

4. According to Maria, "_______always spoke on the telephone as if a spurious urgency could mask her radical lack of interest in talking to anyone."

5. What does Maria say to the baby after Carter warns her about the baby getting chilled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carter tell Maria tell Kate that it is not good for her to visit Kate unannounced and what does it reveal about Kate's treatment?

2. How does Maria's mother die and why is it significant?

3. When Maria tells Carter that she is pregnant and that he may not be the father, how does he respond and why is it significant?

4. Who is Paulette and what is Maria's relationship to her?

5. What is the coral snake Maria thinks about as the novel opens a metaphor of?

6. What time does Maria want to be on the freeway and why is it significant?

7. What is the only time in Maria's day where she does not think about the past nor is overcome with dread?

8. What are the two films Maria has starred in that Carter has made and how does she feel about them?

9. Where did Maria grow up and why is it significant?

10. What does Maria do when she moves to New York and why is it significant?

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