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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 Lyon compare Anne's hair to?

2. Where do Neely and Helen run into one another and fight?

3. Who does Anne find her visitor on a date with at 21?

4. Why does Neely return to NYC?

5. What did the studio do to make Neely happy after she divorced her husband for cheating on her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ted do after he and Neely fight when Neely finds him with another girl?

2. Why does Anne say that Jennifer will always be in debt? Why is Jennifer really in debt?

3. How does Lyon react when he finds out Jennifer Burke has been born?

4. Describe Jennifer and Claude's relationship.

5. What does Anne say about not marrying Lyon Burke and being changed when Henry asks her about it at lunch?

6. How does Neely react when she realizes that she missed her sons' birthday?

7. Why does Neely not want to continue the tour?

8. What do Neely's comments about Lyon spending time with other women tell the reader about her character?

9. Why do Anne and Kevin not marry?

10. How does Henry take the news that Anne will be leaving him to become the Gillian girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of dialogue in the story. Do you believe the use of dialogue moves the story forward or is it stilted? Would the story have been better told in a narrative form rather than using dialogue? Explain and defend your stance.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the two major settings of the book (New York and Hollywood). How are they similar and how are they different? Did either of these settings change the character who lived there? If so, explain how.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two characters from the book. Be sure to take into consideration the characters' actions, personalities, and more when comparing and contrasting. Use a graphic organizer to help organize your thoughts. Use evidence from the text to support your assertions.

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