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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 is in love with Alice?

2. What is the name of Sasha's therapist?

3. What is the name of the pianist Bennie embarrassed onstage by using the wrong word to describe her?

4. What is the name of the town in which Bennie lives?

5. With whom did Jocelyn have her first kiss?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lou explain women to young Rolph?

2. What is Bennie's opinion of the current state of the music business?

3. Explain the author's flash forward. What becomes of each character?

4. How does Sasha react to the woman's pleas? What happens next?

5. What is Scotty doing in the beginning of the chapter?

6. What does Rhea say about the group's band? Who are they?

7. How does Mindy relate her theories to Charlie and Rolph?

8. Explain Bennie's thoughts about the girl band and how it triggers a memory of his youth. What is the song title that comes out of that memory?

9. What does Scotty say about his job as a janitor?

10. In the beginning of Chapter 2, Bennie meets with record executives. What is the topic of conversation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a complete character description of Sasha. Include the character's physical, emotional, mental and spiritual state at various times in the book. Include Sasha's personal and professional information as well as the character's role in the story. What makes Sasha a compelling character? How could the character be improved?

Essay Topic 2

Bennie eventually opens his own record label, Sow's Ear Records, in New York. Bennie's first big break comes with a band he signs. The Conduits go multi-platinum and Bennie's career takes off. Examine the rise and fall of Sow's Ear Records. What does it take to start a record company? How did the industry change from the time Bennie started the business until the time he was fired? How did Bennie return to his roots?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie had a lot of issues with Lou in her youth. There were some flashbacks about Charlie's childhood including suffering through her father's marriages. Write an essay explaining Charlie's point of view regarding her childhood. What happened to Charlie? How did she act out? How did the experience change Charlie? Explain.

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