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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. When Maria asks Carter if he wants her out in the desert with him because he thinks she can't take care of herself, how does he respond?
(a) No, he does not think she can take care of herself.
(b) Maybe, but he wants her to prove it.
(c) Yes, he does think she can take care of herself.
(d) He doesn't know because he hasn't seen her in a while.

2. 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) Baby.
(b) Wife.
(c) Actress.
(d) Model.

3. What is Maria waiting for at the Ralph's Market snack counter?
(a) To eat lunch.
(b) To use the pay phone.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Les Goodwin.

4. Why does Maria feel a rush of shame when she tells Benny Austin to come see her in Los Angeles?
(a) Because Maria never goes to Los Angeles.
(b) Because Benny never goes to Los Angeles.
(c) Because she would not see him if he came.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. When Maria tells BZ the she doesn't want to go to Mexico City with him and Helene to see Susannah Wood's interiors, what does BZ say?
(a) Yes you do.
(b) Another time.
(c) I don't care.
(d) Okay fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Christmas dinner, what gift from Felicia does Kate smash against the mirror?

2. Why does Carter tell Maria in the desert where he is filming that she should leave if she feels "that way."

3. 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?

4. How many times has Helene been divorced?

5. Who tells Maria, "You're lying in water and it's warm and you hear your mother's voice"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Helene speak during Carter and Maria's divorce hearing and then after and why is it significant?

2. What does Maria do when she runs into Benny Austin at the Flamingo and why?

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

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

5. What does watching the television and reading the newspaper reveal about Maria's state of mind?

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

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

8. What does Maria realize about the day of the audition?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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