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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. Who is the program host that had trouble with food sticking to non-stick cookware during a show?

3. Where does Bebe meet her internet date for the first time?

4. From which vendor did Trish's jewelry come?

5. What cosmetic product does Peggy Jean purchase at a pharmacy after receiving an e-mail from her critical fan?

Short Essay Questions

1. After her time in rehab, what type of volunteer work does Peggy Jean start doing and why is this significant?

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

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

4. Why do you think Peggy Jean's stalker keeps saying that Peggy Jean is hairy?

5. What is significant about the gift that Eliot sends to Bebe after their first date?

6. Why does Bebe compare her relationship with Eliot to that of Peggy Jean and John?

7. What is the general public's reaction to Max's indecent exposure?

8. What do you think will happen once Adele knows she does not have any Native American ancestry?

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

10. How does Max feel about possibly becoming a porn star?

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

The first two sentences of the book read, "'You exposed your penis on national television, Max. What am I supposed to do?'" What is/are the effect(s) of opening the book this way?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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