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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 was the studio cut of the second picture Carter made with Maria?
(a) A long dolly shot of Maria strolling across a campus.
(b) A close up shot of Maria sitting on a bench.
(c) A long dolly shot of the motorcycle gang on the freeway.
(d) A close up shot of a motorcycle in a parking lot.

2. At BZ and Helene's, why does Maria focus on remembering brushing Kate's hair?
(a) In order to not listen to the conversation around her.
(b) In order to not forget what her daughter looked like.
(c) In order to convince herself that she is a good mother.
(d) In order to remember to bring a brush to her next visit.

3. What does Maria say to the baby after Carter warns her about the baby getting chilled?
(a) "Mommy will take care of it."
(b) "Your father wants to talk to you."
(c) "Your father loves you."
(d) "Mommy will be right back."

4. Who gives BZ and Helene money to stay married?
(a) Freddy Chaikin.
(b) Helene's aunt.
(c) BZ's mother.
(d) Carter.

5. How does Maria pronounce her name?
(a) Mar-a-ah.
(b) Mur-i-ah.
(c) Mar-eye-ah.
(d) Mar-ee-ah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the plot of the second picture Carter made with Maria?

2. Besides Carter, who might be the father of Maria's baby?

3. According to Carter, who besides him, Maria, and the possible father, does NOT know about the affair?

4. According to Helene, what is often true of selfish women?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does BZ respond to Maria's inquiries about whom Carter is sleeping with and what does it signify?

2. Where does Maria begin to sleep after her breakup with Carter and why is it significant?

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

4. What does Maria do when she moves to New York 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. In the period before Maria has her abortion, what does she think about her mother's death and why is it significant?

7. When Maria asks if Carter and she are separated when he returns home, how does he respond and why is it significant?

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

9. When Maria thinks of the men that she has been intimate in her life, what conclusion does she come to and how is it important to the novel?

10. What does Maria's unannounced visit to her agent, Freddy Chaikin, reveal about her profession as an actress and the business of movie-making?

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