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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. Where does Andee Cohen live?

2. What does Zappa want to call the first GTO album?

3. What rock star does Pam see out of her window?

4. To what country does Noel Redding offer to take Pam?

5. What is the name of the first Beatle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Pam and her friends try to attract the Stones while they are in their hotel?

2. How does Pam meet Noel Redding?

3. How does Pam show her appreciation for the Iron Butterfly's music in Chapter 2?

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

5. How do Pam and her friends try to gain access to the Beatles?

6. How does Allen Daviau help Pam with her career?

7. Why is Mercy the only one of Pam's friends to join her at the Burritos' gig?

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

9. How does Pamela's life get better at the end of Chapter 4?

10. Describe Pam's meeting with Cynthia Plastercaster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Pam to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Pam hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Pam's ideas about life?

3. How has Pam changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographers cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

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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