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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maria prefer the studio cut of the second picture Carter made with her?
(a) Because the girl on screen seemed to have a knack for controlling her own destiny.
(b) Because the girl on screen seemed not to have a care in the world.
(c) Because the motorcycle gang seemed to get away with murder.
(d) Because the motorcycle gang seemed to be punished for their crimes.

2. According to Maria, what do some people in the hospital where she is committed call her?
(a) Ms. Wyeth.
(b) Mrs. Lang.
(c) Maria.
(d) Miss M.

3. Besides Carter, who might be the father of Maria's baby?
(a) Freddy.
(b) BZ.
(c) Les Goodwin.
(d) Larry Kulik.

4. What type of bird does Maria watch at the hospital as the novel opens?
(a) A hummingbird.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A blue jay.
(d) A woodpecker.

5. In the elevator of Freddy Chaikin's office, who tells Maria, "The word on Carter's dailies is sensational"?
(a) Freddy.
(b) An agent.
(c) BZ.
(d) An actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Maria, "_______always spoke on the telephone as if a spurious urgency could mask her radical lack of interest in talking to anyone."

2. What does Helene see Maria wearing when she visits the hospital as the novel opens?

3. According to Carter, what two places does he like to eat alone and read the trades?

4. According to Carter, when Maria responds to his statement about dining out, who continues to look directly at her?

5. What happens at the end of the first picture Carter made with Maria?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Maria begin to sleep after her breakup with Carter and why is it significant?

2. In the period before Maria has her abortion, what rituals does she perform in order to induce menstruation and why does she do them?

3. How do Larry Kulik and BZ behave around the girl in the white halter dress at a party Maria attends and why is it significant?

4. What does Maria do when she arrives in Baker, the location where Carter is shooting, and what does it represent?

5. What are the two films Maria has starred in that Carter has made and how does she feel about them?

6. Why does Kate live in a facility for special needs children?

7. What does Maria do the first month after she and Carter break up and what does it signify?

8. What time does Maria want to be on the freeway and why is it significant?

9. What kind of arrangements does Maria have to make in order to terminate her pregnancy at this time?

10. When Freddy offers Maria an opportunity for Morty Landau to see film of her, what does her response indicate about her priorities?

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