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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What good luck finally comes to Rodriguez?
(a) landing an agent and a Hollywood contract for El Mariachi
(b) getting a star for his next movie
(c) making another award winning short film
(d) getting a free ticket to New York

2. Making his speech, why does Rodriguez try to be as precise and technical as possible?
(a) so his knees will stop shaking
(b) so people will be impressed with his knowledge
(c) so the speech will be as short as possible
(d) so people understand how he made the movie

3. 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 let people know what a genius he is
(d) to bring down the Hollywood moguls

4. What has created so much interest in the movie in Hollywood?
(a) the unusual plot of the movie
(b) the story of the making of El Mariachi
(c) Rodriguez's brashness
(d) the production values of the film

5. What do Rodriguez, Gallardo, and Peter see at the festival for the first time?
(a) the panel of judges
(b) the ballots for audience members
(c) the brand new Mariachi poster
(d) the red carpet

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

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

8. What is the latest problem with EL MARIACHI?
(a) the sound track is off
(b) some dialog is garbled
(c) the movie needs color correcting
(d) a distributor changes the scheduel

9. Where is Rodriguez invited to show his movie?
(a) in a private screening room
(b) at two film festivals
(c) at a major cinema
(d) in Mexico

10. Even though there is talk of releasing the original film, El Mariachi, what does Rodriguez want?
(a) Rodgriguez wants to shoot some additional scenes.
(b) Rodriquez wants to keep it as a test film.
(c) Rodriguez wants to show it free on Spanish TV.
(d) Rodriguez would rather do a remake.

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

12. How does EL MARIACHI do at the Sundance Festival?
(a) It bombs
(b) so so
(c) It is cancelled
(d) very well

13. What convinces Columbia that Rodriguez should write a sequel?
(a) Paramount tries to buy Rodriguez' contract.
(b) Demand for the movie to be made in English.
(c) Very good notices in the press.
(d) Very positive audience response in the test screening.

14. What are the agents at ICM able to do?
(a) get the best bid for El Mariachi from Europe
(b) overcome Columbia's refusal to view the movie
(c) sell what is technically a foreign movie to a major American film company
(d) get Rodriguez the best visitor packages in Hollywood

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What pleases Rodriguez about benefits for others who donated their time and talent to the film?

2. What actor does Rodriguez meet who wants to be in his next film?

3. What surprises Rodriguez as he negotiates to do a remake of El Mariachi?

4. After what do people start to recognize him on the street?

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

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