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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 kind of TV does Elvis own?

2. What is the name of the second Beatle?

3. For what band does Denny Laine play?

4. Who is Pamela waiting to call her at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. How is Chuck Wein also known?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pam begin to feel trapped in her relationship with Donnie?

2. How does Donnie confuse Pamela?

3. Why does Pam embark on a relationship with Sandy?

4. Why is Donnie difficult to live with?

5. How does Pamela's relationship with Michael take a drastic step at the end of Chapter 9?

6. What bad news does Pam receive in Chapter 8?

7. How does a relationship develop between Michael Des Barres and Pam?

8. How do Pam and her friend Renee earn money to travel?

9. Why does Pam go to Kentucky to visit her aunt?

10. Describe Pam's job at Danceland.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s and 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

How does Pam represent band culture in the 1960s and 1970s? Do you think this a fair representation? How has band culture changed since the 1960s and 1970s?

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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