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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who updates the girls about events in Westchester?

2. What does Massie want to do in the makeup trailer?

3. What does Claire throw at Massie and Alicia?

4. What advice does Conner ask Claire?

5. What bothers Claire about seeing Massie's and Alicia's photo in a magazine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claire avoid spending time with Massie?

2. How can the reader tell that the girls' friendships are not as strong as they seem?

3. How does Bean move the action forward in the story?

4. How can you tell that Abby is temperamental?

5. Why does Cam get confused by a magazine article about Claire?

6. How do the characters behave childishly in this section?

7. What are Claire's dinner plans?

8. How did Conner's plans for the photographer turn out differently than he expected?

9. What happened at the dance?

10. What goes wrong during filming of "The Daily Grind" in California?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many formulaic stories feature a hero struggling against a villain.

1. Who is the hero in this story? How can you tell? What is so important about the role of the hero?

2. Who is the villain? Is there a real villain in this story? What do they do that is villainous?

3. Are there characters who seem to be both a hero and a villain? Which aspects of these characters are heroic, and which aspects are villainous?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is when an object or idea is used to represent a person, or is treated as though it were a person. Personification can also refer to when a human is meant to represent an idea. For example, Jack Frost is the personification of frost. Cite 3 examples of personification in the book. How does the author show the reader that these objects or ideas are treated as people?

Essay Topic 3

Most of the characters in the book are female, but many of their actions are motivated by interest in the male characters. List 3 male characters, and write a paragraph describing their role in the story. How do these males drive much of the action?

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