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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What small luxury does Rodriguez enjoy when he's back in Texas.
(a) He has time to plan his next movie.
(b) He takes his wife out to expensive restaurants.
(c) He drives a brand new car.
(d) He does not have to go anywhere in the morning.

2. Where does Rodriguez meet Gary Oldman and Francis Ford Coppola?
(a) in the Columbia commissary
(b) at a movie premiere
(c) shopping on Rodeo Drive
(d) at the Golden Globe Awards

3. What does Rodriguez ask about his per diem in Hollywood?
(a) if it will be doubled when his wife joins him
(b) if he has to give an expense report
(c) if it will come out of his royalties
(d) if he can keep what he doesn't spend

4. What talk shows is Rodriguez on as a guest?
(a) The Howard Stern Show and Late Night with David Letterman
(b) Good Morning America and Today on NBC
(c) Tonight and Phil Donahue
(d) Meet the Press and Oprah Winfrey

5. Where does Rodriguez meet Tarantino again?
(a) at a Directors' Guild of America meeting
(b) in an interview of young filmmakers
(c) in a producers' bargaining session with directors
(d) in the Hollywood Bowl

6. What is said to determine the fate of El Mariachi?
(a) The movie moguls will flip coins for the rights.
(b) Public reaction at a private screening will decide.
(c) Rodriguez must hurry and make a deal.
(d) El Mariachi will be screened by a selected audience.

7. What does a critic say about EL MARIACHI?
(a) He would rather be in Hawaii.
(b) He cannot wait to see it.
(c) He gets bored at festival screenings.
(d) He has heard it is amateurish.

8. After Telluride, where does Rodriguez take his film next?
(a) the Los Angeles Film Festival
(b) the Miami Film Festival
(c) the Toronto Film Festival
(d) the Sundance Film Festival

9. What is the latest problem with EL MARIACHI?
(a) the movie needs color correcting
(b) the sound track is off
(c) some dialog is garbled
(d) a distributor changes the scheduel

10. Why does the Grammy Awards show EL MARIACHI at its party?
(a) because they can get it cheap
(b) because they want to draw in Spanish speakers
(c) because the music is original
(d) because it is about a musician

11. What does Rodriguez like to tell interviewers?
(a) to brag about coming out of poverty
(b) to talk about other people's movies
(c) to keep his secrets of economical film making to himself
(d) to explain in technical terms how he could make the movie

12. Why are Peter and Gallardo at the Sundance festival with Rodriguez?
(a) They need a vacation.
(b) They are jealous of Rodriguez's popularity.
(c) They are both actors in El Mariachi.
(d) They are getting paid to attend.

13. Who greets Rodriguez and Gallardo when they arrive at the Grammy party?
(a) Rita Moreno
(b) Miss Universe
(c) an army of photographers
(d) the cast of Fame

14. For what event is Rodriguez driving himself to finish editing El Mariachi?
(a) the official premier
(b) the Telluride Festival
(c) the Guinness Book of Records
(d) the general release of the film

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rodriguez travel all over the U.S.A.?

2. What does Rodriguez consider paying for out of his per diem?

3. What are the Columbia people considering after the reception of EL MARIACHI at the film festival?

4. What is the bad news regarding EL MARIACHI?

5. What special invitation is EL MARIACHI given?

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