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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. Who bought Trish's new piece of jewelry?

2. What does Max discover on the ground outside his failed audition in Chapter Nine?

3. Where does Max go to find a date?

4. Who does Bebe call to tell about her new relationship with Eliot?

5. What cosmetic product does Peggy Jean purchase at a pharmacy after receiving an e-mail from her critical fan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Peggy Jean selected the film "Gone With the Wind" to take the boys to?

2. What does a fellow patient in rehab tell Peggy Jean is the real reason Peggy Jean became an addict?

3. In the car on the way to the movies, why do you think Ricky uses gestures behind Peggy Jean's back to express how he's feeling towards her, instead of telling her?

4. Once she has returned from Milan, why does Peggy Jean suspect that Trish is actually Zoe?

5. After her time in rehab, what type of volunteer work does Peggy Jean start doing and why is this significant?

6. How does Sellevision cover Max's show hours once he's fired?

7. Why does Bebe compare her relationship with Eliot to that of Peggy Jean and John?

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

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

10. What is the impression that you have of shopping television networks after reading the first six chapters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first two sentences of the book read, "'You exposed your penis on national television, Max. What am I supposed to do?'" What is/are the effect(s) of opening the book this way?

Essay Topic 2

Do you agree with how Howard handled the situation with Max at the beginning of the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Peggy Jean is so bothered by Zoe's comments in her e-mails?

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