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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 does Claire look like when she auditions?

2. What would Claire miss about New York?

3. Who do the girls chat with online?

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

5. What do Massie and Alicia realize after the audition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emma help the girls out?

2. How can the reader tell that Massie is very wealthy?

3. How does the jet's takeoff go?

4. What do the girls do to pass the time while they wait for Emma?

5. How does Claire help out Massie?

6. What is Abby and Hadley's relationship?

7. How do the girls prepare for "The Daily Grind"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though the girls are not in school, they can still learn a lesson. Give 3 examples of lessons that the characters learned in the story. You can cite the same character more than once, if you wish.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The two main settings for the book are Hollywood, California, and Westchester, New York.

1. Compare and contrast the settings of Hollywood and Westchester. How does the author describe these settings?

2. What does Hollywood represent in the story? What does it mean to the characters?

3. What does Westchester represent in the story? What does it mean to the characters?

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