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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives BZ and Helene money to stay married?
(a) Freddy Chaikin.
(b) Helene's aunt.
(c) BZ's mother.
(d) Carter.

2. Whom does Freddy Chaikin tell Maria he will show film to if she wants to work again?
(a) Al Pacino.
(b) Jack Nicholson.
(c) George Clooney.
(d) Morty Landau.

3. How does Maria respond to Carter's statement about always dining out?
(a) She says that he never invites her.
(b) She says that he always dines out.
(c) She says that he doesn't always dine out.
(d) She says that he always invites her.

4. How does Maria pronounce her name?
(a) Mar-a-ah.
(b) Mur-i-ah.
(c) Mar-ee-ah.
(d) Mar-eye-ah.

5. According to Helene, what is often true of selfish women?
(a) They drive very fast.
(b) They drink heavily.
(c) They don't smoke.
(d) They don't put on weight.

6. At Anita Garson's party, what is the young girl Larry Kulik is watching doing?
(a) Dancing on the terrace.
(b) Swimming in the pool.
(c) Eating in the kitchen.
(d) Sleeping on a couch.

7. In the hospital, what does Maria try NOT to think about?
(a) Winter mornings and ice tea.
(b) Movies and red roses.
(c) The ocean and newspapers.
(d) Dead things and plumbing.

8. 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 to die.
(b) That she expected she wouldn't go through with it.
(c) That she expected it wouldn't be her last.
(d) That she expected she would get pregnant again.

9. According to Helene, what is Maria's manner like when she sees her by the swimming pool at the hospital as the novel opens?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Upset.
(c) Relaxed.
(d) Happy.

10. The season in New York, where Maria lost so much weight the agency wouldn't book her, what did she see every time she looked at food?
(a) Cheerful smiles.
(b) Enthusiastic lines.
(c) Ominous coils.
(d) Disgruntled frowns.

11. What object does Maria keep in her makeup box that she is careful not to examine?
(a) A letter from her father.
(b) A brooch from her mother.
(c) A watch from her father.
(d) A hairbrush from her mother.

12. According to Maria, why did Carter stop seeing Sidney and Ruth Loomis?
(a) Because a part Ruth had was given to another actress.
(b) Because Ruth didn't star in a movie of his.
(c) Because a show Sidney was writing was canceled midseason.
(d) Because Sidney didn't write a movie for him.

13. When BZ comes over, what does Maria ask him about Carter that he doesn't want to answer because he wants him to finish his picture?
(a) Where he flew with his mistress to.
(b) How much money he has spent on his mistress.
(c) If the woman he is sleeping with is the star of the picture.
(d) Who the woman he is sleeping with is.

14. How many dollars does Maria withdraw in cash from the bank to pay for the abortion?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Seven hundred-fifty.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) One hundred.

15. What is the name of the first picture Carter made with Maria that never got distributed?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The girl.
(c) New York.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the house where Maria has her abortion, what is the doctor's table NOT fitted with?

2. After he returns from his film shoot, how does Carter respond to Maria's question if he's going to stay at the house in Beverly Hills?

3. Besides Carter, who might be the father of Maria's baby?

4. What does BZ tell Maria about an actress who was admitted to UCLA Neuropsychiatric?

5. What accessory does Helene bring to the hospital for Maria that belongs to her?

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