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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 whom does Chris Hillman form a new Band?

2. What does Jimmy Webb help Pam to do at the airport?

3. Who is the lead singer of the Runt?

4. What is the name of Jimmy's new girlfriend?

5. Which member of the GTOs is now a mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marlon Brando tell Pam in Chapter 9?

2. How does Pamela get over her relationship with Marty?

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

4. How does an affair start between Marty and Pam?

5. How has the relationship between the GTOs worsened?

6. Who becomes Pam's new obsession?

7. Why is Donnie difficult to live with?

8. How does Pam's life change in Chapter 9?

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

10. Summarize the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asie from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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