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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 wrote the song entitled "Midnights"?

2. In the end, which instruments were part of the final recording of "A Hope Like You"?

3. Simone's favorite photograph of Daisy features what setting?

4. What role did Freddie Mendoza play in association with the Six?

5. Which member of the Six is still angry that their input about Daisy was not solicited?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of the Rolling Stone article about the Six angered Billy?

2. How is the theme of control depicted within a particular recording session?

3. What advice did Karen receive when she first told someone about her relationship with Graham?

4. What event caused Rod and Billy to check on Daisy at her house one night?

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

6. What kind of father was Billy and what kind of mother was Camila?

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

8. Describe a time in the narrative when two different sets of facts are told about the same event.

9. What did Billy and Rod find when they went to Daisy's house to check on her?

10. What signs pointed to the possibility that Daisy's drug use was getting out of control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of Daisy Jones and the Six that describe the close relationship between Simone and Daisy. What is Taylor Jenkins Reid’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between these two women?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Taylor Jenkins Reid's choice to tell the story of Daisy Jones and the Six using a compilation of fictional interviews. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Taylor Jenkins Reid’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

What message does Taylor Jenkins Reid send within the pages of Daisy Jones and the Six concerning the link between misogyny and the world of rock music?

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