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

2. 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) Another time.
(b) Okay fine.
(c) I don't care.
(d) Yes you do.

3. What is the charge at Maria and Carter's divorce hearing that is uncontested?
(a) Mental cruelty.
(b) Emotional alienation.
(c) Loss of income.
(d) Adultery.

4. Whom did the girl Maria worked with ask a question regarding getting an abortion?
(a) A friend in the Governor's office.
(b) A friend in the City Commissioner's office.
(c) A friend in the Mayor's office.
(d) A friend in the District Attorney's office.

5. At the restaurant with Les Goodwin the day of Maria's abortion, what does she tell Les she wants to order?
(a) Nothing but water.
(b) A salad and two drinks.
(c) Chocolate pie and one drink.
(d) A very large steak and three drinks.

Short Answer 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?

2. According to Maria, who probably pages her at the casino where she has run out on Benny Austin?

3. Why does Maria feel a rush of shame when she tells Benny Austin to come see her in Los Angeles?

4. BZ tells Maria that Carter is sleeping with someone in the desert. Who?

5. After running into Carter unexpectedly on the street in Beverly Hills, what does Maria imagine in the water that are "translucent as jellyfish"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Maria arrested in Vegas?

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

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

6. What is significant about Maria's meeting with Les Goodwin the day of her abortion?

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

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

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

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

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