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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 radio station does Pam hear the DJ describing her?

2. What song is Jim Morrison humming to?

3. What animal does Pam give Chris Hillman for a present?

4. What kind of bird does Jimmy Page say walks outside his window in England?

5. What is the name of the group Hillman starts after the Byrds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pam attract the attention of Chris Hillman?

2. Describe Pam's meeting with Cynthia Plastercaster?

3. What is Pam's opinion of Jim Morrison?

4. How does Frank Zappa encourage the GTOs?

5. What is Pam's argument for liking both the Stones and the Beatles?

6. How does Pam meet Noel Redding?

7. How does Pam start earning money in Chapter 5?

8. Why does Pamela return to her parents' house in Chapter 5?

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

10. Who are the Plaster Casters of Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following artists in Pam's book and discuss how Pam represents him and why she represents that person in that manner? How much truth can the reader take from such a book?

1. Mick Jagger.

2. Marlon Brando.

3. Jimmy Page.

4. Chris Hillman.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s and 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it were set in today's society?

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