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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 runs into Carter unexpectedly on the street in Beverly Hills after their divorce, where does she tell him she is going for a few days?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) New York.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) San Francisco.

2. At the end of the novel, who is with BZ at the time of his death?
(a) No one.
(b) Maria.
(c) Helene.
(d) Carter.

3. What does the woman at the Ralph's Market snack counter tell Maria?
(a) That she is lost.
(b) That she is mentally ill.
(c) That she needs money.
(d) That she is hungry.

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

5. What did the girl Maria worked with have to do in order to get a legal D & C?
(a) Blackmail the governor.
(b) Embezzle money.
(c) Provide false testimony.
(d) Sleep with the mayor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Helene, what did the Guatemalan from the employment agency steal from Maria?

4. According to Maria, the story of the girl who had an abortion, seemed what as she told it?

5. How many times has Helene been divorced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maria decline to meet BZ's mother in Pebble Beach?

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

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

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

5. Why is Maria arrested in Vegas?

6. What fantasy does Maria have about Les and Kate and what does she realize about it?

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

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

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

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

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