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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven, "Postproduction, Take 3".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez refer to his operation while making El Mariachi?
(a) el estupido productions
(b) el cheapo productions
(c) los locos productions
(d) la luna productions

2. How does Rodriguez refer to Gallardo to the media who want to interview him?
(a) as the one who does all the talking
(b) as the one who wants to be famous
(c) as the one who is financing the movie
(d) as the one who has all the ideas

3. Which scenes of El Mariachi are shot first?
(a) the gunfight scenes in the jail
(b) those with Reinol Martinez, the man who plays Azul
(c) the musical scenes
(d) the swimming pool scenes

4. What does Rodriguez have in addition to his large office at Columbia?
(a) a house in Burbank, CA
(b) a corporation based in Texas called Los Hooligans Productions, Inc
(c) use of a private jet
(d) an office on Rodeo Drive

5. What does Newman tell Rodriguez about the major film companies in Hollywood?
(a) None of them like it.
(b) He cannot get in the door.
(c) All of them are interested.
(d) He needs to remake the film for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What enhances Rodriguez' technical skills?

2. Who is Consuelo Gomez?

3. Which company was the only one that seemed to make a reasonable offer for EL MARIACHI?

4. What has created so much interest in the movie in Hollywood?

5. Why does Rodriguez overlook small mistakes he notices while shooting El Mariachi?

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