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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. For what does Plant leave money for Pamela?

2. What does Pam do while Marty works?

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

4. What is the name of Pamela's new boyfriend?

5. To which actor is Pam writing an ongoing letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does a relationship develop between Michael Des Barres and Pam?

5. Describe Pam's job at Danceland.

6. Why is Mick Jagger upset on December the 6th?

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

8. How does Pam help out Woody Allen in Chapter 9?

9. How does Donnie confuse Pamela?

10. How has the relationship between the GTOs worsened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main turning points of the story? How do turning points work to keep a reader interested in the story? When does Des Barres use her turning points and why does he use them at those particular moments?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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