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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. With which female host is Howard having an affair with?

2. Where does Eliot want to take Bebe on their third date?

3. The third e-mail Peggy Jean receives also criticizes what part of her appearance?

4. The third e-mail Peggy Jean receives criticizes her voice, saying it sounds like what?

5. Where does Bebe do a good deal of shopping?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Max feel good about his audition for the voice-over for the cat food commercial?

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

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

4. Why does Leigh worry about Peggy Jane?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how does Trish's father treat her?

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

7. How does Peggy Jean react to the e-mail from Zoe that says that she has a mustache?

8. Do you think there is any significance to the name of the place that Bebe and her date will be meeting for the first time? Why or why not?

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

10. Why do you think the shopping channels want hosts who are from different ethnic backgrounds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel mentions the Lifetime television network often. Men in the novel--Max, in particular--seem to view Lifetime differently than women, such as Leigh and Bebe. How does each gender view the network? Why do you think there is such a difference between men and women on this issue in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In class you discussed the structure of the novel (chapter lengths, internal divisions of the chapters, etc.). The chapters were simply numbered with no titles. Why might the author have decided to use numbers and no titles? What are the benefits and disadvantages of this set-up for the reader? You may find it helpful, when structuring your response, to select one or two chapters and create titles for them, and use them as examples. (Sample: "If Burroughs had titled the first chapter 'Introduction,' one benefit for the reader would be...")

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Peggy Jean is so bothered by Zoe's comments in her e-mails?

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