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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. From whom does Trish say she's receiving strange e-mails?

2. What kind of meal does Peggy Jean receive on the plane?

3. Where is Max recognized in public by a little girl?

4. What type of jewelry does Peggy Jean's program sell?

5. What words are at the end of a threatening e-mail Peggy Jean receives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Peggy Jean's stalker keeps saying that Peggy Jean is hairy?

2. Why is Don upset after a difficult cooking segment?

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

4. How would you expect John to react to disturbing information Nikki shares with him after they have been intimate?

5. Do you think that Leigh is right to be worried about Peggy Jean?

6. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how does Trish's father treat her?

7. Why do you think Peggy Jean asks her neighbor Tina about adding the potato chips to the tuna casserole?

8. What does Adam tell Max about his job cleaning hotel rooms?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The tone of the novel is biting social commentary masked in humor that is often sarcastic, with occasional serious moments or scenes. How would the novel be different if it was written in a solely serious tone? When writing your response, consider how character development, plot events, and reader reception would be affected by a change in the novel's tone.

Essay Topic 2

What is the final image that the novel leaves with its readers? Why do you think the author ended the novel this way?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author employ irony in the novel? Is it used effectively, ineffectively, or both?

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