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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As she waits at Ralph's Market snack counter, Maria thinks the line suggests that the norm was to have _______, ________, and _______.
(a) A disconnected phone; some clandestine business; some extramarital error.
(b) A lack of food; some loneliness; no place to live.
(c) Some loneliness; no place to live; a disconnected phone.
(d) Some extramarital error; no place to live; a lack of food.
2. When Maria goes to the hairdresser, a girl comes in and tells her hairdresser that she just had an operation for what?
(a) Brain tumor.
(b) Broken shoulder.
(c) Pelvic abscess.
(d) Eye lift.
3. According to Helene, who was "shuttling them in and out of that motel like the dailies"?
(a) Maria.
(b) Carter.
(c) BZ.
(d) Les.
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 she fell.
(c) Because Maria hit her.
(d) Because BZ hit her.
5. When a comedian comes into the suite at the casino and makes a comment about Maria being new talent, what does Larry Kulik say?
(a) She's great talent.
(b) She's not talent.
(c) She's experienced talent.
(d) She's the best talent.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Helene, what did the Guatemalan from the employment agency steal from Maria?
2. Who acts as Maria's witness at Maria and Carter's divorce hearing?
3. When Maria tells BZ the she doesn't want to go to Mexico City with him and Helene to see Susannah Wood's interiors, what does BZ say?
4. What does Larry Kulik tell Maria he's been hearing about her?
5. What does the manager at Fountain Avenue mistake Maria for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Maria drop off at the doctor and why?
2. What happened the last time Maria saw her mother and how does it parallel Maria's situation?
3. What does Maria do when she runs into Benny Austin at the Flamingo and why?
4. How does Maria prepare to meet Les in a hotel room and what happens when he arrives?
5. What does Maria realize about the day of the audition?
6. What happens when Maria and Kate have dinner at Felicia and Les Goodwin's house during the Christmas holiday and why is it significant?
7. What is significant about Maria's meeting with Les Goodwin the day of her abortion?
8. What fantasy does Maria have about Les and Kate and what does she realize about it?
9. What happens when Maria agrees to meet a director for a new film and what does it signify?
10. Why does Maria move out of her house in Beverly Hills to an apartment and what does it signify?
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