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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 Rodriguez admit to Jim, a fellow Texan?
2. What special invitation is EL MARIACHI given?
3. What talk shows is Rodriguez on as a guest?
4. What new experience excites Rodriguez?
5. What excites Rodriguez on July 8th, two weeks after his 24th birthday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What state of mind does the Toronto Film Festival create in Rodriguez?
2. How does Rodriguez' insecurity show up during the bidding war for his movie and his services?
3. Describe the change in Rodriguez as his film gets audience approval at Telluride.
4. Give an example of how Rodriguez thinks about other people than himself.
5. What does Rodriguez learn about Hollywood that affects him personally while the negotiations continue?
6. How does Rodriguez feel about the national release of his original film?
7. Has Rodriguez' life changed since Hollywood became interested in him?
8. How is Rodriguez suddenly being courted by Hollywood and what does he learn about the value of his movie?
9. Briefly describe the changes in Rodriguez' life in just one year.
10. Describe how Rodriguez delivers the script for a sequel to EL MARIACHI.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay about the importance of storytelling. Include how good stories affect readers or viewers in various ways and give examples.
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