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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. Who is the program host that had trouble with food sticking to non-stick cookware during a show?
2. What kind of ad does Bebe place online?
3. Which of Max's family members is dead?
4. After an unpleasant encounter with someone after lunch, Peggy Jean tells her sons that they will no longer "see" what kind of people?
5. Who was woken up in the middle of the night for the purchase of Trish's jewelry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Bebe Friedman's personal life.
2. While Max's mother is ironing one day, why does she pass out?
3. 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?
4. Why does Leigh share Howard's personal information during her live jewelry broadcast?
5. Once she has returned from Milan, why does Peggy Jean suspect that Trish is actually Zoe?
6. Why does Max's agent let him go?
7. What is the impression that you have of shopping television networks after reading the first six chapters?
8. How do Adam and Max meet?
9. Describe the show on Sellevision that Max sees after his interview with E-Z-Shop.
10. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how does Trish's father treat her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ricky expresses his anger towards his mother anonymously, posing as a fan of Peggy Jean's. Why do you think he chose this method? What are some other ways he could have let his frustration be known? How might the plot have changed if he used those methods instead?
Essay Topic 2
Select at least two characters and analyze their names. Do they give readers clues to their personalities, foreshadow plot developments or make some sort of cultural commentary or critique?
Essay Topic 3
Do you agree with how Howard handled the situation with Max at the beginning of the book? Why or why not?
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