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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, "Columbia Pictures".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rodriguez desperate for Columbia to pay him soon?
(a) He thinks it is all a dream.
(b) He won't believe it until the check is in his hand.
(c) He is reluctant to take out a loan.
(d) He owes money for his school loans.

2. What are three important locations Rodriguez and Gallardo look for in Mexico?
(a) a market, a hotel, and a slum
(b) a courtroom, a bar, and a theater
(c) a jail, a ranch, and a bank
(d) a bar, a jail, and a bedroom

3. In LA, what do Rodriguez and Gallardo do to find a buyer?
(a) have free showings of El Mariachi
(b) take out ads in the LA Times
(c) get on TV and push their product
(d) go door-to-door to sell El Mariachi

4. Why does Rodriguez have to go personally to ICM?
(a) he has to deliver some headshots
(b) the demo he left does not work properly
(c) he has to transalte the Spanish language
(d) they need him to pick up his demo

5. How does Rodriguez refer to Gallardo to the media who want to interview him?
(a) as the one who has all the ideas
(b) as the one who does all the talking
(c) as the one who is financing the movie
(d) as the one who wants to be famous

Short Answer Questions

1. What offer does a Spanish action movie production company make to Rodriguez and Gallardo?

2. Who is Consuelo Gomez?

3. What inspires Rodriguez enough to do two takes of one scene?

4. Which scenes of El Mariachi are shot first?

5. Even though enormous sums of money are being dangled in front of him, what is Rodriguez' actual financial condition?

(see the answer key)

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