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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. The section entitled "Aurora" takes place over how many years in the late 1970s?

2. Who wrote the song called "Aurora"?

3. What emotion did Billy see cross Daisy's face when she saw him the night of her tardiness?

4. Over what element of the song "Midnights" did Eddie and Billy argue?

5. Billy and Daisy worked on the lyrics for what album in a pool house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Reid go about portraying the danger inherent in being the child of a rock star?

2. Describe the distinction Daisy makes between self-importance and self-satisfaction" (203).

3. What revelation is made about the fictional author of the book Daisy Jones and the Six?

4. What major change did the Six make during their conversation about creative control?

5. When Karen finally told someone about her relationship with Graham, whom did she tell and on what occasion?

6. Summarize Daisy's comments concerning artists, vulnerability, and truth.

7. Daisy confided in Billy about what topic during a car ride one day?

8. Billy states that Daisy had been particularly skilled at what aspect of songwriting?

9. Who is Jonah Berg and why is he an authority on the Six?

10. Who bought a house in Laurel Canyon and moved in her secret boyfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of control and secrecy function within Daisy Jones and the Six and what is Taylor Jenkins Reid’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about Daisy Jones and the Six while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Taylor Jenkins Reid from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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