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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 kind of movie does BZ watch the first time Maria met him at his house?
(a) A silent movie.
(b) An old movie.
(c) A new movie.
(d) A blue movie.

2. Who acts as Maria's witness at Maria and Carter's divorce hearing?
(a) Les.
(b) Helene.
(c) BZ.
(d) Felicia.

3. According to the person who writes the mimeographed letter that Maria receives in care of the studio, Maria's worries may date from when she was a what?
(a) Actress.
(b) Model.
(c) Wife.
(d) Baby.

4. What is the name of the casino where Maria runs into Benny Austin?
(a) Stardust.
(b) Dunes.
(c) Flamingo.
(d) Monte Carlo.

5. According to Helene, what did the Guatemalan from the employment agency steal from Maria?
(a) Her diaphragm.
(b) Her jewelry.
(c) Her makeup.
(d) Her car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her dreams of Les Goodwin and Kate, Maria imagines the three of them going to the beach to do what?

2. When Maria shows up on Carter's set in the desert, why does he tell her to leave and do something with Helene?

3. What is the name of the street Maria and Kate drive up and down in search of a Christmas tree?

4. What kind of stories leap out at Maria from the newspaper so that she can no longer read it?

5. Who tells Felicia at Christmas dinner, "You don't know what the f---- you're talking about"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Maria wakes up and finds Helene and BZ in the room with her, what vague notion does Maria have and what does it mean?

2. What does Maria remember about meeting BZ for the first time and what does it foreshadow?

3. When Ivan Costello returns Maria's phone call, how does he behave and what does it signify?

4. How does BZ respond to Maria's pleas that he stop hitting Helene the night after she blacks out?

5. How does Maria prepare to meet Les in a hotel room and what happens when he arrives?

6. What happened the last time Maria saw her mother and how does it parallel Maria's situation?

7. Why do Carter and Helene assume that Maria had something to do with BZ's death and what are the consequences?

8. How does Maria react when she begins to bleed after the abortion and why?

9. What happens when Maria leaves a party with an actor and they have sex and why is it significant?

10. What happens when Maria waits for a pay phone at the grocery store and what does it represent?

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