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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. How do Massie and Claire butter up their parents?

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

3. Why have the girls been expelled?

4. What did Abby and Hadley's stylist say about them?

5. How are the girls going to get to California?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Claire's relationship to Cam?

3. Which people on the movie set help Claire out?

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

5. How does the jet's takeoff go?

6. How do the characters prepare for their trip?

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

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

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

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

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

Almost all of the characters in the novel are very wealthy, and many of them are concerned with material goods and physical appearance.

1. Why are these people so materialistic? Do you think that they would be more materialistic, or less materialistic, if they were not so wealthy?

2. Are there any characters who are not materialistic? How can you tell? What do you think is different about these people that shapes their attitudes?

3. What does materialism and tangible wealth represent in the book? Could the book unfold the same way without materialism?

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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