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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 Peggy Jean take from the unattended food service cart on the plane?

2. The third e-mail Peggy Jean receives also criticizes what part of her appearance?

3. What was Bebe's father's occupation?

4. Which channel host is fired at the very beginning of the book?

5. Peggy Jean's fan sends her another e-mail, suggesting she work on stopping which addiction?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Bebe has placed her personal ad online, what is the reason for Bebe's excitement during her show?

2. Why do you think the shopping channels want hosts who are from different ethnic backgrounds?

3. How do Adam and Max meet?

4. Describe the show on Sellevision that Max sees after his interview with E-Z-Shop.

5. Do you think that Ricky is being honest that the "Silly Putty" his mother finds is really plastic explosive? Why or why not?

6. How does Peggy Jean react to the e-mail from Zoe that says that she has a mustache?

7. Why does Max's agent let him go?

8. What do you think of Leigh's memorable jewelry broadcast?

9. What are some of the innuendos in the first three chapters?

10. Why does Max feel good about his audition for the voice-over for the cat food commercial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several characters in the novel have very different ideas of domestic happiness -- that is, what makes for a happy home life. Select at least three characters and use quotes from the novel to analyze the similarities and differences in their visions of domestic happiness. Possible character choices include Peggy Jean, John, Bebe, Leigh and Howard.

Essay Topic 2

In class, you discussed the novel's setting of a shopping channel. How does the setting affect or influence the novel's plot developments? What points in the novel are highly impacted by the setting? What points would be similar if the novel had another main setting, such as a television news network or a customer call center for a cell phone company?

Essay Topic 3

The novel often mentions beverages when describing scenes. Examine what beverages are mentioned and what purpose that serves. Purposes will be different in different scenes. For example, the latte that Miguel spills on Max has a very different function than the sip of Lemon Zinger tea Trish has in the staff room.

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