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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 is the name of Pam's one remaining Beatle friend?

2. Which of the following words best describes Nick St. Nicholas?

3. What is the name of the first Beatle?

4. What city do the Rolling Stones record in in May 1965?

5. What kind of car does Hillman drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the Plaster Casters of Chicago?

3. What is Pam's opinion of the hippy scene?

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

5. Why is Pamela worried about her friends in Chapter 4?

6. How does Pam get to meet Mick Jagger?

7. How does Pam meet Noel Redding?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asie from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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