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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 recognizes Max while he's traveling for an interview in Chapter Three?

2. Who is the most popular host on the shopping network where the main characters work?

3. What is the name of the show that is being hosted when the exposure incident occurs?

4. From whom does Trish say she's receiving strange e-mails?

5. What kind of ad does Bebe place online?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Peggy Jean been taught about divorce?

2. How does Max feel about possibly becoming a porn star?

3. What is the general public's reaction to Max's indecent exposure?

4. Why is Don upset after a difficult cooking segment?

5. What does Adam tell Max about his job cleaning hotel rooms?

6. Why is Leigh upset to see Howard at the Chinese restaurant when she goes to pick up food for her evening with Max?

7. Why do you think the shopping channels want hosts who are from different ethnic backgrounds?

8. What does a fellow patient in rehab tell Peggy Jean is the real reason Peggy Jean became an addict?

9. What is the impression that you have of shopping television networks after reading the first six chapters?

10. Why does Bebe say that Peggy Jean is shameless?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Class discussions have covered a number of the novel's themes: marriage; responsibility; appearances; addiction; societal taboos; and ethnicity. Which of those themes (as well as any others discussed) do you feel is the strongest or most prevalent in the novel? Use examples and quotes from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Select at least two characters and analyze their names. Do they give readers clues to their personalities, foreshadow plot developments or make some sort of cultural commentary or critique?

Essay Topic 3

How does Peggy Jean treat her family for the majority of the novel? What are her expectations and requirements of them, and how do they respond to her?

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