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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Shannon's brother's face?
(a) His face is also mutilated in a car accident.
(b) His face is scarred from a fall down a staircase.
(c) His face is mutilated in an exploding hairspray accident.
(d) His face is disfigured by a disease.

2. Which character is shot?
(a) Evie Cottrell.
(b) Manus Kelley.
(c) Brandy Alexander.
(d) The narrator.

3. Where does Shannon go when her bandages come off?
(a) She goes to the DMV.
(b) She goes to the shopping mall.
(c) She goes to the grocery store.
(d) She goes to the swimming pool.

4. What landmark do Brandy, Shannon, and Seth visit in Seattle?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The Space Needle.
(c) The Sears Tower.
(d) The Grand Canyon.

5. What is the cap for Shannon's health insurance?
(a) Ten million dollars.
(b) Five thousand dollars.
(c) Two million dollars.
(d) Twenty thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Evie so enjoy their afternoons in the department store?

2. What is the print of Shannon's knock-off dress?

3. What dance does Shannon want to do in the glass elevator?

4. Why does Brandy ask for the Darvons?

5. What is Shannon asked to do before Brandy's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Evie and Shannon continually visit the department store?

2. Why does Manus have pornography magazines around his apartment?

3. What story does Brandy tell the border policemen to try to get them back into the USA?

4. What happens on the day that Shannon's bandages are removed when she visits the grocery store?

5. Describe briefly the opening scene of the novel.

6. While watching television in the hospital, what infomercial does Shannon see?

7. What article of clothing does Brandy suggest Shannon wear?

8. Why does Shannon feel she is in competition with Brandy and Evie in the first scene?

9. What is the one thing Shannon has wanted to be asked?

10. How does Shannon describe the basic idea of modeling?

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