Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What season is it when Carter stops living in the house in Beverly Hills?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.
2. Why does BZ tell Maria that they had to shut down the set in the desert?
(a) Because of the fire.
(b) Because the lead skipped town.
(c) Because someone got hurt.
(d) Because they ran out of cash.
3. What is the name of the street where the doctor Maria went to see about the pregnancy practices?
(a) Melrose.
(b) Wilshire.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Sunset.
4. What does Maria throw out in order to insure bleeding?
(a) Tampax.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Bed sheets.
(d) Alcohol.
5. What is the name of the boyfriend Maria had before she met Carter?
(a) Isaiah Costello.
(b) Ivan Costello.
(c) Ivan Coster.
(d) Isaiah Coster.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Carter, when Maria responds to his statement about dining out, who continues to look directly at her?
2. When Maria lived in New York, what did she do?
3. What does BZ do with the first picture that Carter made with Maria that she doesn't like?
4. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?
5. What excuse does Maria tell herself regarding her new sleeping arrangements?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Maria grow up and why is it significant?
2. Who is Benny Austin and what does he represent in the novel?
3. What is the tone of Helene's recollections of Maria and why is it significant?
4. What does Maria do when she moves to New York and why is it significant?
5. In the period before Maria has her abortion, what rituals does she perform in order to induce menstruation and why does she do them?
6. 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?
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 is the coral snake Maria thinks about as the novel opens a metaphor of?
9. As the novel opens, where is Maria Wyeth and why is it significant?
10. Where does Maria begin to sleep after her breakup with Carter and why is it significant?
|
This section contains 834 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
