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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: The Curse of El Mariachi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Rodriguez recall as he starts work on his movie?
(a) being creative is all you need to succeed
(b) being creative and technical is better
(c) it takes at least $30,000 to make a movie
(d) always hire someone to do the technical jobs

2. What news about Rodriguez spreads fast around Hollywood?
(a) how grainy his film is
(b) what a pest he makes of himself
(c) his unusual filmmaking and his talent
(d) how unmarketable his film is

3. Where is Rodriguez invited to show his movie?
(a) at a major cinema
(b) in Mexico
(c) at two film festivals
(d) in a private screening room

4. Why does Rodriguez have the last laugh by becoming a Hollywood success?
(a) He did something no one else could ever do.
(b) He remembers how he made the movie on a shoestring.
(c) Many people had predicted he would fail.
(d) He never has to worry about money again.

5. Why does Rodriguez want to explain his process to the world?
(a) to let people know anyone can make a movie
(b) to let people know what a genius he is
(c) to bring down the Hollywood moguls
(d) to teach a moral lesson

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the movie poster prove to Rodriguez, Peter, and Gallardo?

3. What does El Mariachi receive on airing its trailer on public access TV?

4. What special treatment does Rodriguez receive in Hollywood?

5. What enhances Rodriguez' technical skills?

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