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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 is Marilyn Monroe?

2. Who begins a modeling career in the mid-40s?

3. Who gets sent to an orphanage?

4. Who is always asking Norma Jeane to shoot nude photos?

5. What is Norma Jeane's first role in a serious film?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gets sent to a mental hospital?

2. What are Norma Jeane's religious beliefs?

3. Where does Gladys live beginning in her mid-thirties?

4. When does Norma Jeane get her period?

5. Who is Gladys?

6. Why does Norma Jeane drop out of high school?

7. What is Playboy?

8. Why does the staff at Norwalk get excited when Norma Jeane visits her mother in "Nell 1952"?

9. Who is Dr. Mittelstadt?

10. Who is Frank Widdoes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the theme of shame. Who in the novel experiences shame, and why? How do they handle it?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the novel's depiction of the character of Marilyn Monroe. According to Oates, who was Marilyn Monroe? Within the context of the Hollywood system, why was she created? What was her impact?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the theme of loneliness. Who in the book experiences loneliness, and why? How do they cope with this loneliness? Use examples from the text as support.

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