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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. According to Carter, who besides him, Maria, and the possible father, does NOT know about the affair?
(a) The wife of Maria's uncle.
(b) Maria's sister.
(c) The wife of the possible father.
(d) Carter's sister.

2. How many dollars does Maria withdraw in cash from the bank to pay for the abortion?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Seven hundred-fifty.
(d) One thousand.

3. According to the doctor who gives Maria the abortion, what "should be the sound of music" to her?
(a) The doctor's voice.
(b) The air conditioner.
(c) The scraping.
(d) The movie.

4. According to Carter, what two places does he like to eat alone and read the trades?
(a) Wilshire and Beverly Hills.
(b) Bel Air and Beverly Hills.
(c) Beverly Hills and Marmont.
(d) Marmont and Wilshire.

5. Maria's mother ran her car off the highway outside of what town?
(a) Tacoma.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Toledo.
(d) Tonopah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maria tell BZ that Larry Kulik is going to die in a barber chair?

2. According to Maria, why shouldn't she have shown up at Freddy Chaikin's without calling?

3. In the elevator of Freddy Chaikin's office, who tells Maria, "The word on Carter's dailies is sensational"?

4. At the house where Maria has her abortion, what is the doctor's table NOT fitted with?

5. Maria claimed she was raised to believe that what came in on the next roll would always be _____ than what went out on the last.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Benny Austin and what does he represent in the novel?

2. How do Larry Kulik and BZ behave around the girl in the white halter dress at a party Maria attends and why is it significant?

3. What kind of arrangements does Maria have to make in order to terminate her pregnancy at this time?

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

5. 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?

6. Why does Kate live in a facility for special needs children?

7. As the novel opens, where is Maria Wyeth and why is it significant?

8. What is the tone of Helene's recollections of Maria and why is it significant?

9. What is the location of Maria's abortion and what does it represent?

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

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