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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. Who is Pamela waiting to call her at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. What test does Pam say she passes in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Michael say he married Wendy?

4. In what city is Chuck Wein making a low budget film?

5. Who does Patti say she wants to meet at the Jennings gig?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Donnie difficult to live with?

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

3. In what way is Lane Caudell the opposite of Pam's usual taste in men?

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

5. What does Marlon Brando tell Pam in Chapter 9?

6. How does Pam's life change in Chapter 9?

7. How does Michael woo Pamela in Chapter 9?

8. Summarize the novel.

9. Why does Pam begin to feel trapped in her relationship with Donnie?

10. How is Pam able to skip customs at the airport?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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