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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. Why does Maria move out of the house in Beverly Hills?
(a) Because it was too hot.
(b) Because it was too cold.
(c) Because the pipes froze.
(d) Because the sink backed up.

2. What does the bloodied tissue Maria drops off for the doctor turn out to be?
(a) Membrane.
(b) Placenta.
(c) Uterus.
(d) Fluid.

3. When Maria goes to the hairdresser, a girl comes in and tells her hairdresser that she just had an operation for what?
(a) Broken shoulder.
(b) Brain tumor.
(c) Pelvic abscess.
(d) Eye lift.

4. Who at Christmas dinner is "preternaturally attuned to the threat of voices not even raised"?
(a) Kate.
(b) Les.
(c) BZ.
(d) Maria.

5. What does the manager at Fountain Avenue mistake Maria for?
(a) A writer.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A producer.
(d) A director.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time Maria meets BZ at his house, BZ tells Carter, "The rough cut looked fantastic, except you're missing the ________."

2. When does Maria begin to bleed after her abortion?

3. In her dreams, where are the "hacked pieces of human flesh" found?

4. In the Spring when Maria attends parties with "faggots" she drinks a good deal because when she drinks she does not what?

5. What is Maria waiting for at the Ralph's Market snack counter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maria and Kate have dinner at Felicia and Les Goodwin's house during the Christmas holiday and why is it significant?

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

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

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

5. When Carter tells Maria that his film will be showing at Cannes, how does she respond?

6. Why does Carter want Maria to stay with him in the desert where he is shooting and what happens?

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

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

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

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

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