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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom does Rodriguez learn about professional jealousy in the world of filmmaking?
(a) from Antonio Banderas
(b) from Gallardo
(c) from the professor at the university
(d) from a former colleague

2. What does Rodriguez like to tell interviewers?
(a) to brag about coming out of poverty
(b) to keep his secrets of economical film making to himself
(c) to talk about other people's movies
(d) to explain in technical terms how he could make the movie

3. What will happen at a test screening of EL MARIACHI?
(a) Ticket prices will be lowered.
(b) The audience will answer questions about the movie.
(c) The audience response will be measured by applause.
(d) Statistics will be gathered about how many fall asleep.

4. What does the president of Miramax want to do?
(a) to buy his next film
(b) to purchase and release the original El Mariachi
(c) to hire him to write scripts
(d) to shoot a full length film of Bedhead

5. Why does the Grammy Awards show EL MARIACHI at its party?
(a) because the music is original
(b) because they want to draw in Spanish speakers
(c) because it is about a musician
(d) because they can get it cheap

6. Why does Rodriguez want to explain his process to the world?
(a) to let people know anyone can make a movie
(b) to teach a moral lesson
(c) to bring down the Hollywood moguls
(d) to let people know what a genius he is

7. Why is Alfonso Arau in Toronto?
(a) being honored as a stary in EL MARIACHI
(b) premiering his movie, Como Agua Para Chocolate
(c) introducing his wife to movie makers
(d) checking out ideas for his new movie

8. Where does Rodriguez realize he was just one year ago on his 23rd birthday?
(a) begging for a used camera
(b) working two jobs to get money
(c) locked up at Pharmaco
(d) in school at UT-Austin

9. After what do people start to recognize him on the street?
(a) the premier of El Mariachi
(b) his photo on the cover of People magazine
(c) a spot on Larry King Live
(d) an interview for the LA Times

10. For what event is Rodriguez driving himself to finish editing El Mariachi?
(a) the official premier
(b) the Guinness Book of Records
(c) the general release of the film
(d) the Telluride Festival

11. After returning to Texas, which two Hollywood companies contact Rodriguez and want to fly him back to LA?
(a) Disney and Columbia
(b) Sean Penn and Bruce Willis
(c) Tri-Star and First Artists
(d) Warner Bros. and Paramount

12. What does Rodriguez decide he wants, even if he works for Hollywood?
(a) to work on location in Mexico
(b) to live in Beverly Hills
(c) to reside in Texas
(d) to have his own airplane

13. After Telluride, where does Rodriguez take his film next?
(a) the Sundance Film Festival
(b) the Toronto Film Festival
(c) the Los Angeles Film Festival
(d) the Miami Film Festival

14. What does Columbia do when Rodriguez turns down a $100,000 offer?
(a) backs out on the deal
(b) raises the offer to $150,000.
(c) calls his agents
(d) lowers its final offer

15. What do some skeptics accuse Rodriguez of?
(a) plagerism
(b) seeking personal glory
(c) lying about the cost of the movie
(d) getting the big head

Short Answer Questions

1. To what news does Rodriguez not really know how to react?

2. Why are Peter and Gallardo at the Sundance festival with Rodriguez?

3. What does Rodriguez constantly have to explain?

4. What does Rodriguez admit to Jim, a fellow Texan?

5. Even though there is talk of releasing the original film, El Mariachi, what does Rodriguez want?

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