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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. Whose birthday party does Pam attend in Chapter 2?

2. What kind of lessons does Pam start taking?

3. What is Brandon de Wilde trying to get into after 25 years of acting?

4. What is the name of Jerry Lewis' son Pamela befriends?

5. In what magazine does Frank Zappa mention the GTOs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Pam's friends think she has betrayed the Beatles?

2. Why do the GTOs refer to themselves as Miss Lucy, Miss Pam, etc.?

3. How does Pam win a part in a film?

4. How does a relationship develop between Brandon and Pamela in Chapter 5?

5. How does Frank Zappa encourage the GTOs?

6. What are Pamela's New Year's resolutions?

7. Why does Pam decide to lose her virginity?

8. How do Pam and her friends get the name GTOs?

9. What does the ROLLING STONE write about in Chapter 4?

10. How does Pam get to meet Mick Jagger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare American and British culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 2

Pick two people from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other peoples'? How do the peoples' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between novels and memoirs? How does Des Barres use story elements to entertain the reader?

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