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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) Lord, have mercy.
(b) Heaven pajamas.
(c) God almighty.
(d) Heavens to Betsy.

2. When Helene arrives at the hospital to see Maria as the novel opens, what is she told?
(a) That Maria is sleeping.
(b) That Mrs. Wyeth has been discharged.
(c) That Maria is swimming.
(d) That Mrs. Lang is resting.

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

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

5. According to Maria, what object signifies that her new sleeping arrangement is just temporary?
(a) The beach towel.
(b) The pillow.
(c) The blanket.
(d) The sleeping bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Maria, why did Carter stop seeing Sidney and Ruth Loomis?

2. How many days does Maria realize she has not been bleeding?

3. At Anita Garson's party, what is the young girl Larry Kulik is watching doing?

4. How does everything look to Maria as she leaves the house where she had her abortion?

5. What does BZ tell Maria about an actress who was admitted to UCLA Neuropsychiatric?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory does Carter have of Maria and the baby and what does it reveal about Maria?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What kind of man was Maria's father and what impact did it have on Maria?

7. When Freddy offers Maria an opportunity for Morty Landau to see film of her, what does her response indicate about her priorities?

8. 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?

9. What does Maria do when she arrives in Baker, the location where Carter is shooting, and what does it represent?

10. How does Maria feel after her abortion and what does it signify?

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