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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 magazine purchase does Manus claim is for his job?

2. What does Brandy help Shannon realize about her past?

3. Why do Evie and Shannon spend their time in the furniture section?

4. What aspect of Shannon's life is Brandy constantly changing?

5. What sound does Shannon hear from downstairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. After arriving at the hospital, what surprises Shannon about the others in the waiting room?

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

3. What subject is Evie most interested in during the pretend dramas she enacts with Shannon at the department store?

4. Why does Brandy introduce Shannon to veils?

5. What is Shannon's father's strategy for selling his pigs at market?

6. Why have Brandy and her comrades come to the open house?

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

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

9. Why does Brandy make Rona Barrett her new Supreme Being?

10. Describe briefly the opening scene of the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author makes use of juxtapositions in the text. Examine the photo shoots that Shannon recounts. How is juxtaposition used? What are the locations of the shoots? What do the models have to wear? What other literary elements can be detected in these scenes? How does the author's use of description contribute to the overall effect?

Essay Topic 2

Explore Shannon's observations of the television monitor on her infomercial. Upon review of the infomercial, what does she notice? Are people looking at the models? Why or why not? How does the television monitor affect people and why does Shannon find this effect disturbing? How does the television monitor fit in to the other themes in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Brandy credits the Rhea sisters with making her who she is. Who exactly are the Rhea sisters? How do the Rhea sisters help Brandy once she finds them? Why did Brandy allow the Rhea sisters to make her over? Who is responsible for calling Brandy's family with the news that she is dead? What kind of attitude do the Rheas instill in Brandy and how does this enable her adventures?

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