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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they use for a dolly to move the camera in some scenes?
(a) Rodriguez on a skateboard.
(b) Rodriguez sitting in a wheel chair.
(c) Rodrigues riding on a tricycle.
(d) Rodrigues wearing roller blades.

2. What does Rodriguez think is the most important thing for attracting a distributor?
(a) a big neame star
(b) an attractive trailer
(c) a chance to meet the stars
(d) a higher percentage of the gross profits

3. What does Rodriguez decide to do before doing a full edit of the film?
(a) take a class on movie editing
(b) take it to his university professor
(c) make a rough edit at home
(d) ask advice from Quentin Tarantino

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rodriguez exhausted before going to Pharmaco?

2. How does Rodriguez sum up his pre-production activity for El Mariachi?

3. What does Rodriguez say a film school teaches?

4. What does Rodriguez participate in to raise money?

5. What short Rodriguez film wins the University of Missouri Fine Arts Competition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What avenue does Rodriguez find for raising some quick cash?

2. Relate Rodriguez' encounter with the media when his trailer is aired on public television.

3. Describe the first thing Rodriguez does in post production.

4. In Mexico, what is Rodriguez' first experience on a real movie set?

5. What kind of publicity does Rodriguez receive while shooting the movie?

6. Describe briefly how improvising becomes a big part of preparing for shooting the movie.

7. Why does Rodriguez turn down the first offer he is given for the movie?

8. What does Rodriguez write about getting into the Pharmaco study?

9. How does Rodriguez manage to shoot chase scenes and gun scenes in the movie?

10. Right after finishing his editing of the movie, what causes Rodriguez to begin doubting himself?

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