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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. What star does Gallardo suggest they try to get for their film?
(a) Ricky Ricardo
(b) Ricardo Montalban
(c) Lina Santos
(d) Cantinflas

2. What comes of the efforts to get Lina Santos, a Mexican movie and TV star, to act in El Mariachi?
(a) She agrees and then backs out.
(b) Her agent demands too much money.
(c) They never get in to see her.
(d) She still will not commit to being in the movie.

3. What does the president of Miramax want to do?
(a) to purchase and release the original El Mariachi
(b) to hire him to write scripts
(c) to shoot a full length film of Bedhead
(d) to buy his next film

4. Where does Rodriguez find his photo?
(a) on the film school wall
(b) on the post office wall
(c) on the cover of Texas Times
(d) on the entertainment page of the Express News

5. Heading back to Texas after failing to sign a contract, what does Rodriguez tell himself?
(a) A contract will come from New York.
(b) It will come through and he will do everything by mail.
(c) Something good will come from his failure.
(d) He can raise more money and go back again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Robert Newman?

2. What is ICM?

3. What surprises Rodriguez as he negotiates to do a remake of El Mariachi?

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

5. What makes it necessary to improvise?

(see the answer key)

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