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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the receptionist at Freddy Chaikin's office tell Maria when she arrives without calling?

2. After Carter stops living in the house in Beverly Hills, where does Maria begin to sleep?

3. In the hospital, what does Maria try NOT to think about?

4. Who gives BZ and Helene money to stay married?

5. What does BZ do with the first picture that Carter made with Maria that she doesn't like?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Maria asks if Carter and she are separated when he returns home, how does he respond and why is it significant?

2. How does BZ respond to Maria's inquiries about whom Carter is sleeping with and what does it signify?

3. As the novel opens, where is Maria Wyeth and why is it significant?

4. Where did Maria grow up and why is it significant?

5. How does Maria's mother die and why is it significant?

6. How does Maria feel after her abortion and what does it signify?

7. When Maria tells Carter that she is pregnant and that he may not be the father, how does he respond and why is it significant?

8. What is the location of Maria's abortion and what does it represent?

9. What does Maria do when she moves to New York and why is it significant?

10. What does Maria's unannounced visit to her agent, Freddy Chaikin, reveal about her profession as an actress and the business of movie-making?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of Maria's dreams in the novel. Choose 2 dreams and analyze their significance.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of friendship in the novel.

1. What is the nature of Maria and Helene's friendship?

2. What is the nature of Maria and BZ's relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the treatment of women in the novel. What roles are women valued for and why? What is the relationship between equality and power in the ways in which women are treated?

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