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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. On the set of the television show in which she has a guest appearance, why does Maria pray that the cameramen would be slow with the set-ups?
(a) Because she is in pain.
(b) Because she is drunk.
(c) Because she is late to meet Les.
(d) Because she doesn't know her lines.

2. What does Maria tell Benny Austin about why she had to leave him?
(a) She lost big.
(b) She got another call.
(c) She needed a drink.
(d) She got sick.

3. When Maria runs into Benny Austin at the casino, he tells her, the course of true love is never a straight ______.
(a) Path.
(b) Line.
(c) Arrow.
(d) Flush.

4. According to Freddy Chaikin, what is the best medicine for things wrong in the private life department?
(a) Play.
(b) Work.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Rest.

5. What is the name of the place where the house slides on the television news that Maria is watching?
(a) Corvallis, Oregon.
(b) Reno, Nevada.
(c) Tujunga, Washington.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maria goes to the hairdresser, a girl comes in and tells her hairdresser that she just had an operation for what?

2. In Vegas, what does she take that belongs to the actor that she sleeps with?

3. Whom does Maria want to talk to the night she sleeps with a bottle of gin by her bed because the pain medication isn't working?

4. Who acts as Maria's witness at Maria and Carter's divorce hearing?

5. What did the girl Maria worked with have to do in order to get a legal D & C?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the hypnotist Maria sees tell her about her problems and how does she react?

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

3. How does Maria get home from Vegas after being arrested and why is it significant?

4. What does Maria do after she is unsuccessful in her attempt to reach Benny in Vegas?

5. Why does Maria move out of her house in Beverly Hills to an apartment and what does it signify?

6. 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?

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

8. What does Maria drop off at the doctor and why?

9. Why is Maria arrested in Vegas?

10. What happens when Maria agrees to meet a director for a new film and what does it signify?

(see the answer keys)

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