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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 Warren?

2. Who is V?

3. Who raises Norma Jeane for most of her childhood?

4. Who gets sent to an orphanage?

5. Who proposes to Norma Jeane in 1951?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. Mittelstadt?

2. Who starts a modelng career in the late 40s?

3. Who is Cass Chaplin?

4. Who is Gladys?

5. Why does Shinn yell at Norma Jeane over the phone in "The Death of Rumpelstiltskin"?

6. What class does Norma Jeane take at UCLA?

7. What does Aunt Elsie tell Norma Jeane when she is 15?

8. Why does Richard Widmark complain about Norma Jeane?

9. Who does Norma Jeane embody for her role in Don't Bother to Knock?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Norma Jeane's relationship to Christian Science. Why does she turn to this faith as a young girl? How does it impact her?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the topic of grief as it appears in the novel. Who in the novel experiences grief, and how do they manage it?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the novel's understanding of film and particularly the storytelling conventions of film. What does the novel seem to suggest about the medium overall?

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