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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Freddy Chaikin, what is the best medicine for things wrong in the private life department?
(a) Rest.
(b) Play.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Work.

2. Whom does Maria call when the blood become so fast she soaks three pads in fifteen minutes?
(a) Les.
(b) BZ.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Carter.

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

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

5. 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 remember, Maria. Lunch next week."
(b) "Day of days, Maria. Of course lunch."
(c) "A day to forget, Maria. No lunch, of course."
(d) "Take it day by day, Maria. Lunch tomorrow."

6. What kind of movie does BZ watch the first time Maria met him at his house?
(a) An old movie.
(b) A new movie.
(c) A silent movie.
(d) A blue movie.

7. What is the name of the television show Maria lands a guest-star appearance in?
(a) Interstate 405.
(b) Interstate 5.
(c) Interstate 15.
(d) Interstate 80.

8. When Maria runs into Benny Austin at the casino, how is he different from what she remembered?
(a) He was taller and heavier.
(b) He was taller and more frail.
(c) He was shorter and heavier.
(d) He was shorter and more frail.

9. Who at Christmas dinner is "preternaturally attuned to the threat of voices not even raised"?
(a) BZ.
(b) Les.
(c) Maria.
(d) Kate.

10. What does Benny Austin tell Maria about her mother's health the last time she ever saw her?
(a) That she was a little depressed.
(b) That she was too thin.
(c) That she had cancer.
(d) That she was in perfect health.

11. At the end of the novel, who is with BZ at the time of his death?
(a) No one.
(b) Maria.
(c) Helene.
(d) Carter.

12. In her dreams, where are the "hacked pieces of human flesh" found?
(a) In the pool.
(b) In the pipes.
(c) In the crib.
(d) In the film.

13. On the day of the hearing, Helene shows Maria a ring that was a gift from whom?
(a) Carlotta.
(b) Carter.
(c) BZ.
(d) Les.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Maria want to talk to the night she sleeps with a bottle of gin by her bed because the pain medication isn't working?

2. Maria recalls working with a girl in Ocho Rios who had just had an abortion in what city where it was hard to get one because of arrests?

3. According to Maria, the story of the girl who had an abortion, seemed what as she told it?

4. What does Larry Kulik tell Maria he's been hearing about her?

5. Why is Maria unable to reach Benny Austin when she goes to Vegas?

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