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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even though there is talk of releasing the original film, El Mariachi, what does Rodriguez want?
(a) Rodriguez would rather do a remake.
(b) Rodgriguez wants to shoot some additional scenes.
(c) Rodriguez wants to show it free on Spanish TV.
(d) Rodriquez wants to keep it as a test film.

2. What is Rodriguez' last entry in his diary?
(a) Who would have believed all that has happened?
(b) This is the end of the EL MARIACHI story.
(c) Tomorrow is another day.
(d) These are the kind of days you start a diary for in the first place

3. What surprises Rodriguez as he negotiates to do a remake of El Mariachi?
(a) They want to release the original too.
(b) They want unknowns to play the lead roles.
(c) They want to destroy the $7,000 original.
(d) They want to shoot it in 3-D.

4. What do some skeptics accuse Rodriguez of?
(a) getting the big head
(b) plagerism
(c) seeking personal glory
(d) lying about the cost of the movie

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

6. Making his speech, why does Rodriguez try to be as precise and technical as possible?
(a) so people understand how he made the movie
(b) so his knees will stop shaking
(c) so the speech will be as short as possible
(d) so people will be impressed with his knowledge

7. Who is the first celebrity Rodriguez meets on a movie set?
(a) Angela Landsbury
(b) Bruce Willis
(c) Pee Wee Herman
(d) Arnold Schwarzenegger

8. What excites Rodriguez on July 8th, two weeks after his 24th birthday?
(a) at last receiving his final Columbia contract
(b) finishing the edit on El Mariachi
(c) meeting Antonio Banderas
(d) starting pre-production on a new film

9. What does ICM want to do with Rodriguez' diary?
(a) publish it as a book
(b) make it into a movie
(c) use it in his press releases
(d) keep hit hidden from the press

10. From whom does Rodriguez learn about professional jealousy in the world of filmmaking?
(a) from a former colleague
(b) from the professor at the university
(c) from Antonio Banderas
(d) from Gallardo

11. Where does Rodriguez get the studio to do the first release of his movie?
(a) Toronto, Canada
(b) Juarez, Mexico
(c) El Paso, Texas
(d) Austin, Texas

12. What does Rodriguez' life seem like after making it in Hollywood?
(a) like a fairy tale
(b) like a disaster
(c) like a whirlwind
(d) like a nightmare

13. Why does Rodriguez travel all over the U.S.A.?
(a) to promote his book
(b) to look for stories to make into movies
(c) to find some new locations
(d) the movie is being released nationally

14. Why is Alfonso Arau in Toronto?
(a) checking out ideas for his new movie
(b) introducing his wife to movie makers
(c) premiering his movie, Como Agua Para Chocolate
(d) being honored as a stary in EL MARIACHI

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rodriguez, Gallardo, and Peter see at the festival for the first time?

2. What does Rodriguez classify as the main reason for professional incompetence in making movies?

3. Why is Rodriguez desperate for Columbia to pay him soon?

4. What does Rodriguez ask about his per diem in Hollywood?

5. What are the agents at ICM able to do?

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