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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 the songwriter Pam sits next to on the plane?

2. What group are the GTos touring with?

3. What is the name of Jimmy's new girlfriend?

4. Why is Donnie depressed?

5. Who is the third Beatle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pam go to Kentucky to visit her aunt?

2. Why is Donnie difficult to live with?

3. How do things get worse for Pamela when she calls Mick Jagger in Chapter 7?

4. How does an affair start between Marty and Pam?

5. What does Jimmy say to Pamela on April 13th?

6. What bad news does Pam receive in Chapter 8?

7. What does Keith Moon confess to Pamela?

8. Summarize the novel.

9. What bad news does Pam hear in Chapter 5?

10. How do things change between Pam and Jimmy Page?

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

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

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