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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. To what group does Cynthia introduce Pamela?

2. What does Pam say she wants to eventually become?

3. In what band is Bryan MacLean the guitarist?

4. Who does Pam describe as an impeccably gorgeous perfect pop star?

5. What does Pam sew and embroider for Chris Hillman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pamela's life get better at the end of Chapter 4?

2. How does Pam attract the attention of Chris Hillman?

3. How do Pam and her friends get the name GTOs?

4. What does Pam find impressive about Frank Zappa's family?

5. Why does Pam decide to lose her virginity?

6. How does Frank Zappa encourage the GTOs?

7. Who are the Plaster Casters of Chicago?

8. What does the ROLLING STONE write about in Chapter 4?

9. What is Pam's opinion of the hippy scene?

10. Why do Pam's friends think she has betrayed the Beatles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare American and British culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Pam to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Pam hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Pam's ideas about life?

3. How has Pam changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographers cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

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