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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. What do the girls do while they wait for Rupert Mann?

2. How does the receptionist at New York City Village Studios treat Massie?

3. What will Kristen's parents not allow her to do?

4. Where does Claire live?

5. What is "Dial L for Loser"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is education important to Massie and Claire's parents?

2. What places do people go to in this section?

3. How does Emma help the girls out?

4. What is Claire's relationship to Cam?

5. Why do the girls stop by their school?

6. How do Massie and Claire interact with one another?

7. How can the reader tell that Abby and Hadley are childish and badly behaved?

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

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

10. How is Massie spending her time while she is expelled?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Since this series is named after cliques, cliques are clearly an important theme for each book.

1. In this novel, do cliques seem to be good or bad? Is the Pretty Committee a valuable support network, or is it a burden to its members? Does the Pretty Committee's structure help its members, or hurt them?

2. Is it better to be part of a clique, or unaffiliated? Why are the various cliques so competitive with one another? Would you consider Layne to be a member of the Pretty Committee? Why or why not?

3. How do the cliques rearrange themselves throughout the novel? Is the dynamic of the Pretty Committee the same at the end as it was at the beginning?

Essay Topic 2

Most of the characters in the book are female, but many of their actions are motivated by interest in the male characters. List 3 male characters, and write a paragraph describing their role in the story. How do these males drive much of the action?

Essay Topic 3

Media (including movies, TV, email, texting, photography, magazines, internet, etc.) is such an important theme in the book that the title directly references media. Cite 3 examples of how the plot centers on media, and write a paragraph for each. How could the plot unfold without this media?

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