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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. When Zoe calls in to Peggy Jean's show, which part of Peggy Jean's body does Zoe criticize?

2. How does the flight attendant handle the meal situation with Peggy Jean?

3. Max goes to the mall to buy a gift for whom?

4. Which of Max's family members is dead?

5. Who did Max believe his one-night stand resembled the night before?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Howard and Leigh once Leigh learns that Howard is going on vacation with his wife.

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

3. Why does Leigh worry about Peggy Jane?

4. How does Peggy Jean react to not being recognized by the flight attendant?

5. How does Max feel about possibly becoming a porn star?

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

7. Why was Max not wearing underwear at the beginning of the book?

8. What disturbing information does Nikki share with John after they have been intimate for the first time?

9. Why is Max fired from the channel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In class you discussed the structure of the novel (chapter lengths, internal divisions of the chapters, etc.). The chapters were simply numbered with no titles. Why might the author have decided to use numbers and no titles? What are the benefits and disadvantages of this set-up for the reader? You may find it helpful, when structuring your response, to select one or two chapters and create titles for them, and use them as examples. (Sample: "If Burroughs had titled the first chapter 'Introduction,' one benefit for the reader would be...")

Essay Topic 2

Most novels have a variety of character types, such as round, flat, static, dynamic and sympathetic. Choose two of these character types and select one character from the novel for each that you feel is the perfect example for the types. Explain your reasons, using quotes from the novel, why you believe these characters are the perfect examples of those character types.

Essay Topic 3

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

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