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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. Besides the screening of his film, what bothers Rodriguez at the film festival?
(a) He has to reveal his secrets.
(b) A large photo of him is up in the lobby.
(c) He has to answer questions at the end.
(d) He has to give a speech before the movie starts.

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

3. What is Rodriguez eager to make?
(a) low budget film where he does everything
(b) new friends in the movie industry
(c) the kind of movies he could make with a real budget
(d) as much money as possible

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

5. What does the president of Miramax want to do?
(a) to buy his next film
(b) to hire him to write scripts
(c) to shoot a full length film of Bedhead
(d) to purchase and release the original El Mariachi

Short Answer Questions

1. What actor does Rodriguez meet who wants to be in his next film?

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

3. Where does Rodriguez get the studio to do the first release of his movie?

4. What do the festival organizers decide to do after EL MARIACHI becomes so popular?

5. What news about Rodriguez spreads fast around Hollywood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the feeling about how things will turn out at Sundance?

2. What happens around the test screening of EL MARIACHI?

3. Give an example of Rodriguez's frugality before the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals.

4. Why does Rodriguez attend the Grammy Awards party and what kind of reception does he get?

5. What does Rodriguez learn about Hollywood that affects him personally while the negotiations continue?

6. Describe Rodriguez' emotions before the Telluride Film Festival.

7. Tell what comes of Rodriguez' contacting ICM.

8. Has Rodriguez' life changed since Hollywood became interested in him?

9. In what way does Rodriguez respond to skeptics?

10. How does Rodriguez express his philosophy of movie making?

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