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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does BZ tell Maria that they had to shut down the set in the desert?
(a) Because they ran out of cash.
(b) Because the lead skipped town.
(c) Because of the fire.
(d) Because someone got hurt.

2. Maria's mother ran her car off the highway outside of what town?
(a) Tacoma.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Tonopah.
(d) Toledo.

3. What does Maria eat and drink during her new pastime?
(a) A hard-boiled egg and coca-cola.
(b) A bag of pretzels and root beer.
(c) A packet of nuts and apple juice.
(d) A peanut butter sandwich and water.

4. When Maria visits Kate at the hospital and warns the nurse about Kate's nightmares, what does Maria realize about getting an abortion?
(a) That she expected she wouldn't go through with it.
(b) That she expected she would get pregnant again.
(c) That she expected it wouldn't be her last.
(d) That she expected to die.

5. Why does Maria tell BZ that Larry Kulik is going to die in a barber chair?
(a) Because she had a vision about it.
(b) Because he will collapse from being obese.
(c) Because he told her that's the way he wanted to go.
(d) Because he will be killed by the gangsters he works for.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the novel opens, what meal does Carter like to have out?

2. According to Helene, who are the people BZ's mother Carlotta "can't bear"?

3. According to BZ, what does Larry Kulik have to do to be able to sleep with the young girl at Anita Garson's?

4. What is the plot of the second picture Carter made with Maria?

5. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?

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