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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Rodriguez desperate for Columbia to pay him soon?
2. What does Rodriguez like to tell interviewers?
3. What does ICM want to do with Rodriguez' diary?
4. What fear of Rodriquez' returns before the screening of his film?
5. Why does the Grammy Awards show EL MARIACHI at its party?
Short Essay Questions
1. What annoys Rodriguez about the sound editing on his film?
2. Give an example of how Rodriguez thinks about other people than himself.
3. What state of mind does the Toronto Film Festival create in Rodriguez?
4. What happens around the test screening of EL MARIACHI?
5. Describe the occasion for a new friendship for Rodriguez in Toronto.
6. How does Rodriguez's sense of humor come through as he is being contacted by Hollywood studios?
7. What does Rodriguez learn about Hollywood that affects him personally while the negotiations continue?
8. Describe the change in Rodriguez as his film gets audience approval at Telluride.
9. How does a movie producer try to rain on Rodriguez' parade?
10. Give an example of Rodriguez's frugality before the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about perseverance. In your essay discuss how disappointments should never cause one to abandon a dream. Use the way Rodriguez and Gallardo went about finding a distributor for their film and apply the principle to any worthwhile endeavor.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about what you hope to give others who come after you. Using Rodriguez' writing his book to encourage budding filmmakers as a starting point, your essay will define what you hope to leave to encourage others in your chosen field.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about dealing with skeptics as Rodriguez had to do. In your essay define the problem of skeptics and how they can easily discourage people from following their dream. Define how you think it is best to deal with the naysayers in life.
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