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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Susannah Wood three weeks after they've been in the desert so that Carter had to shoot around her bruise?
(a) She got in a car accident.
(b) She got beat up.
(c) She got kicked by a horse.
(d) She fell.

2. The first time Maria meets BZ at his house, BZ tells Carter, "The rough cut looked fantastic, except you're missing the ________."
(a) Star.
(b) Action.
(c) Lighting.
(d) Story.

3. What does Larry Kulik tell Maria he's been hearing about her?
(a) That she's ready for the nuthouse.
(b) That she's having an affair.
(c) That she's terrific in the show.
(d) That she had an abortion.

4. Why does Helene have a bruise on her cheek the night after Maria drank too much?
(a) Because she had an accident.
(b) Because BZ hit her.
(c) Because Maria hit her.
(d) Because she fell.

5. According to the person who writes the mimeographed letter that Maria receives in care of the studio, Maria's worries may date from when she was a what?
(a) Actress.
(b) Baby.
(c) Wife.
(d) Model.

6. What does Larry Kulik invite Maria to do at his place?
(a) Attend his party.
(b) Smoke pot.
(c) Use the sauna.
(d) Swim in the pool.

7. Whom did the girl Maria worked with ask a question regarding getting an abortion?
(a) A friend in the District Attorney's office.
(b) A friend in the Mayor's office.
(c) A friend in the Governor's office.
(d) A friend in the City Commissioner's office.

8. Who spits into the phone, saying to Maria, "You want to know what I think of your life"?
(a) Ivan Costello.
(b) BZ.
(c) Les Goodwin.
(d) Carter.

9. When Maria tells Helene that they don't have to have lunch the day of the divorce hearing, what does Helene say?
(a) "A day to forget, Maria. No lunch, of course."
(b) "Day of days, Maria. Of course lunch."
(c) "Take it day by day, Maria. Lunch tomorrow."
(d) "A day to remember, Maria. Lunch next week."

10. In the town where Carter is shooting that is between Death Valley and the Nevada line, why does the boy at the bathhouse know that Maria is with the movie?
(a) Because he works for Carter.
(b) Because she's too beautiful to be from there.
(c) Because he recognized her as a film star.
(d) Because he knows everybody from around there.

11. Why does Maria move out of the house in Beverly Hills?
(a) Because the sink backed up.
(b) Because the pipes froze.
(c) Because it was too hot.
(d) Because it was too cold.

12. What is the name of the casino where Maria runs into Benny Austin?
(a) Flamingo.
(b) Dunes.
(c) Monte Carlo.
(d) Stardust.

13. What excuse does Felicia give about Kate smashing her gift against the mirror?
(a) That Kate misses Carter.
(b) That Kate is tired.
(c) That Kate doesn't like her.
(d) That Kate feels sick.

14. Why does Maria feel a rush of shame when she tells Benny Austin to come see her in Los Angeles?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Because she would not see him if he came.
(c) Because Benny never goes to Los Angeles.
(d) Because Maria never goes to Los Angeles.

15. What did the girl Maria worked with have to do in order to get a legal D & C?
(a) Embezzle money.
(b) Blackmail the governor.
(c) Sleep with the mayor.
(d) Provide false testimony.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her dreams, where are the "hacked pieces of human flesh" found?

2. After running into Carter unexpectedly on the street in Beverly Hills, what does Maria imagine in the water that are "translucent as jellyfish"?

3. On the set of the television show in which she has a guest appearance, why does Maria pray that the cameramen would be slow with the set-ups?

4. What two phrases remain constant in Maria's dreams of a shadowy syndicate?

5. When Maria comes home and finds Ivan Costello drunk in her house and she tells him "No", how does he respond?

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