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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 manager at Fountain Avenue mistake Maria for?

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?

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

4. When Maria comes home and finds Ivan Costello drunk in her house and she tells him "No", how does he respond?

5. Who sends Maria two dozen roses when she returns home after being arrested in Vegas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Maria arrested in Vegas?

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

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

7. What does Larry Kulik tell Maria about what people are saying about her and what does it signify?

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

9. What happened the last time Maria saw her mother and how does it parallel Maria's situation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of class in the novel.

1. What is the impact of class mobility on the characters?

2. How are differences in class represented?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel.

1. What role does the setting have in relation to the plot?

2. What is the relationship between the landscape and character development?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between mothers and daughters in the novel.

1. What is the nature of Maria and Kate's relationship?

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

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