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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They never get in to see her.
(c) She still will not commit to being in the movie.
(d) Her agent demands too much money.

2. What is on Rodriguez' demo tape?
(a) views of all the film show awards Rodriguez has won
(b) the rough cut version of EL MARIACHI
(c) BEDHEAD and the trailer of EL MARIACHI
(d) reviews from major critics

3. Which scenes of El Mariachi are shot first?
(a) those with Reinol Martinez, the man who plays Azul
(b) the gunfight scenes in the jail
(c) the swimming pool scenes
(d) the musical scenes

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

5. What does a professor at the film school think of Rodriguez' idea of making a film so cheaply?
(a) that it will fail
(b) that it can be done cheaper than that
(c) that they have planned well
(d) that it has possibilities

6. Which company was the only one that seemed to make a reasonable offer for EL MARIACHI?
(a) Million Dollar Video
(b) Mex-American
(c) Tel-Star
(d) Film-Mex

7. What does Rodriguez participate in to raise money?
(a) a drug study conducted by Pharmaco
(b) a short stint in the military
(c) a sleep deprivation study
(d) a dance team performing in Mexico

8. Who is Consuelo Gomez?
(a) the caterer for the movie
(b) a seamstress who makes cheap costumes
(c) an inexperienced actress to play the role of Domino
(d) a film editor to work on the movie

9. How does Rodriguez obtain his first VCR?
(a) through winning a contest
(b) through his father's love for gadgets
(c) through his wife's brother's hobby
(d) through a sales promotion with no money down

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

11. How does Rodriguez get his earliest exposure to films?
(a) the inspiration of an English teacher
(b) his mother's love of the movies
(c) his hours watching old movies on TV
(d) his father's job in a movie theater

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

13. Who helps with shooting the chase scene?
(a) NASCAR drivers
(b) local teenage drivers
(c) the local police
(d) low riders

14. What inspires Rodriguez enough to do two takes of one scene?
(a) Azul and his jacket
(b) the Mariachi drinking from a coconut
(c) a turtle walking to town with the Mariachi
(d) a chase scene between the villians and the Mariachi.

15. What does El Mariachi receive on airing its trailer on public access TV?
(a) negative reviews by critics
(b) positive responses from viewers
(c) inquiries about where the film was made
(d) an offer to finance the film

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez refer to Gallardo to the media who want to interview him?

2. What are the weapons used in the film?

3. How does Rodriguez plan to finish the project early?

4. What is Rodriguez given in order to edit his film?

5. Why does Rodriguez overlook small mistakes he notices while shooting El Mariachi?

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