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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 staying behind in New York?

2. What does Cam attach to his notes?

3. What prank does Massie do while waiting for the script?

4. Where does Claire live?

5. What is "Dial L for Loser"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the characters prepare for their trip?

2. Why are the girls excited about going to "The Daily Grind"?

3. How does Emma help the girls out?

4. What mistake does Dylan make in the bathroom?

5. How does Claire help out Massie?

6. How does Massie get a rude awakening at the NYC Village Studio?

7. Why are not all of the girls going to California?

8. In what ways does Massie try to undermine Claire?

9. Why do the girls stop by their school?

10. Why were the girls expelled from school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Denouement is the way that a story winds down at the end. While the climax is the turning point, after the climax, the reader wants to know what happens to the characters in the aftermath of the climax. Describe the denouement for Claire & Cam, for the movie "Dial L for Loser," and for the Pretty Committee as a group.

Essay Topic 2

"Catharsis" refers to a release of built-up emotion. Often, catharsis might provoke laughter, crying, or relief in the audience. Characters can experience catharsis, and often this coincides with the audience also experiencing catharsis vicariously.

1. How does Claire experience catharsis? What leads to her catharsis? What is the result?

2. Did you experience any catharsis while reading this novel? Why or why not?

3. Do other characters besides Claire experience catharsis? Describe their experience.

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the book, the primary conflict involved the Pretty Committee striving to maintain their social status at school.

1. Why are the girls so obsessed with popularity? What steps do they take to maintain their social status?

2. What lessons do the girls learn about popularity? Do you think that the author is trying to convey a message about popularity to her readers? Does the author think that social status should be important to middle schoolers?

3. How do the events in the novel affect the social status of the Pretty Committee?

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