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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. At Conner's house, who lets Massie and Alicia in?

2. What do Abby and Claire have for dinner?

3. Why do Massie and Alicia prank Claire's bathroom?

4. What does Abby throw at Massie?

5. How does Claire interact with Massie and Alicia after she has dinner with Abby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the girls prepare for "The Daily Grind" in California?

2. What goes wrong during filming of "The Daily Grind" in California?

3. What happened at the dance?

4. Why are the photos in the magazine important?

5. Why does Cam get confused by a magazine article about Claire?

6. How does Claire avoid spending time with Massie?

7. What are Claire's dinner plans?

8. How does Claire fall apart after the wrap party?

9. Did Claire discover who her real friends are?

10. What are some possible negative consequences of the photos in the magazine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

While this series normally takes place in Westchester, New York, most of the action in this book takes place in California, with many characters being left behind in Westchester.

1. What goes on in Westchester while the girls are in California?

2. How would the novel be different if it were instead told from the viewpoint of Kristen or Dylan?

3. The author could have directly narrated scenes in both settings, but instead chose to describe most Westchester events through gossip and phone conversations. What does this contribute to the novel? How would the novel be different if the reader had direct access to these parts of the story?

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