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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, "Preproduction".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez worry about before going to Pharmaco?
(a) the time he will lose
(b) the side effects caused by medical experiments
(c) the fear of failing the physical
(d) the isolation from his family

2. What do Rodriguez and his roommate bring to read during the Pharmaco study?
(a) the same Stephen King book
(b) The Last of the Mohicans
(c) a John Grisham novel
(d) books on film making

3. What does Rodriguez enjoy doing during the Pharmaco study?
(a) talking to the nurses
(b) playing his guitar
(c) watching reruns on TV
(d) watching the other lab rats

4. How does Rodriguez sum up his pre-production activity for El Mariachi?
(a) as simplification
(b) as improvisation
(c) as the hardest part
(d) as education

5. How is the story of the book told?
(a) third person chronological form
(b) third person interview form
(c) first person dream sequences
(d) first person diary form

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of working with limited equipment and on a tight budget, what skill does Rodriguez develop?

2. How does Rodriguez obtain his first VCR?

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

4. How do Rodriguez and Gallardo rate the Spanish films starring at least one famous actor?

5. What is the best way to describe Rodriguez' style of film making?

(see the answer key)

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