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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 the shopping channel where the main characters work?
2. With which female host is Howard having an affair with?
3. In Chapter Five, with whom does Max have a job interview?
4. When feeling upset over her relationship with Howard, Leigh immerses herself in what type of television show?
5. What does Max discover on the ground outside his failed audition in Chapter Nine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the gift that Eliot sends to Bebe after their first date?
2. Why does Bebe say that Peggy Jean is shameless?
3. Why does Max feel reassured after buying his copy of "Backstage"?
4. Why does Max's agent let him go?
5. How does Sellevision cover Max's show hours once he's fired?
6. What does Adam tell Max about his job cleaning hotel rooms?
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. After Bebe has placed her personal ad online, what is the reason for Bebe's excitement during her show?
9. Why do you think Peggy Jean's stalker keeps saying that Peggy Jean is hairy?
10. Describe the show on Sellevision that Max sees after his interview with E-Z-Shop.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel often mentions beverages when describing scenes. Examine what beverages are mentioned and what purpose that serves. Purposes will be different in different scenes. For example, the latte that Miguel spills on Max has a very different function than the sip of Lemon Zinger tea Trish has in the staff room.
Essay Topic 2
Peggy Jean is not the only mother mentioned in the book. Don discusses his mother, as does Max. How are these mothers, as well as others, characterized?
Essay Topic 3
The tone of the novel is biting social commentary masked in humor that is often sarcastic, with occasional serious moments or scenes. How would the novel be different if it was written in a solely serious tone? When writing your response, consider how character development, plot events, and reader reception would be affected by a change in the novel's tone.
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