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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. What does ICM want to do with Rodriguez' diary?
2. Why does the Grammy Awards show EL MARIACHI at its party?
3. What surprises Rodriguez as he negotiates to do a remake of El Mariachi?
4. What is said to determine the fate of El Mariachi?
5. Where does Rodriguez realize he was just one year ago on his 23rd birthday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the good news and bad news for Rodriguez as the negotiations for his movie continue?
2. Briefly describe the changes in Rodriguez' life in just one year.
3. Describe the change in Rodriguez as his film gets audience approval at Telluride.
4. How does a movie producer try to rain on Rodriguez' parade?
5. What state of mind does the Toronto Film Festival create in Rodriguez?
6. How is Rodriguez suddenly being courted by Hollywood and what does he learn about the value of his movie?
7. How does Rodriguez feel about the national release of his original film?
8. How does Rodriguez express his philosophy of movie making?
9. Give an example of how Rodriguez thinks about other people than himself.
10. What is the feeling about how things will turn out at Sundance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the importance of having family support. The support here does not mean financial support. It means the approval and encouragement one gets from people he or she loves. Rodriguez makes a good example of this.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about doing the drudge work. Using Rodriquez' experience doing post production on his film, write your essay about the boring things that must be done when working to succeed at a business or project.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay giving your opinion about the relative merits of seeing a movie in a theater or a video at home. Give examples of movies that are too grand to really be appreciated on a small screen. State the advantage of being able to stop a scene and go back to view it again if you watch the movie on video.
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