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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 does Leigh try to write to express her feelings about Howard?

2. Which of Max's family members is dead?

3. What gesture does Ricky make towards his mother in the car on the way to the movie?

4. When feeling upset over her relationship with Howard, Leigh immerses herself in what type of television show?

5. What type of drink was spilled on Max's underwear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bebe say that Peggy Jean is shameless?

2. What do you think of Leigh's memorable jewelry broadcast?

3. Why does Max feel reassured after buying his copy of "Backstage"?

4. Describe Bebe Friedman's personal life.

5. Why does Leigh believe Howard has given her more on-air hours after his return from his vacation with his wife?

6. Why does Leigh share Howard's personal information during her live jewelry broadcast?

7. In the car on the way to the movies, why do you think Ricky uses gestures behind Peggy Jean's back to express how he's feeling towards her, instead of telling her?

8. Why is Bebe so popular among the channel's hosts once she and Eliot begin dating?

9. Why is Leigh upset to see Howard at the Chinese restaurant when she goes to pick up food for her evening with Max?

10. How do you feel about Adele Oswald Crawley playing up her minimal Native American heritage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before Peggy Jean's husband John begins his affair with their neighbor Nikki, there are hints that his interest is not focused on his wife. Describe at least three of these hints and explain how they foreshadow his relationship with Nikki.

Essay Topic 2

In class, you discussed the novel's setting of a shopping channel. How does the setting affect or influence the novel's plot developments? What points in the novel are highly impacted by the setting? What points would be similar if the novel had another main setting, such as a television news network or a customer call center for a cell phone company?

Essay Topic 3

What is the final image that the novel leaves with its readers? Why do you think the author ended the novel this way?

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