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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 Mick's new girlfriend?

2. What does Michael Des Barres say is his father's title?

3. Who is the lead singer of the Runt?

4. What is Michael Des Barres' role in Silverhead?

5. What bores Pamela about Lance Caudell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pam start an affair with Mick Jagger?

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

3. Who becomes Pam's new obsession?

4. Why is Donnie difficult to live with?

5. Describe Pam's job at Danceland.

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

7. How has the relationship between the GTOs worsened?

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

9. How does Pamela's relationship with Michael take a drastic step at the end of Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree with Pam's assertion that she was only looking for love? Why do the students think it became such an obsession for Pamela to fall in love with a rock star?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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