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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. What does Gladys refuse to do for Norma Jeane while she is living at the orphanage?

2. Who is Bucky Glazer?

3. Who does Warren keep watching?

4. What is Niagara?

5. Who does Gladys say will return to her one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What class does Norma Jeane take at UCLA?

2. Who is Otto?

3. What does Cass call Norma Jeane?

4. What is Norma Jeane's stage name?

5. What are Norma Jeane's religious beliefs?

6. Why does Gladys like driving through the Hollywood Hills?

7. Who gets sent to a mental hospital?

8. When does Norma Jeane get her period?

9. What is the Gemini?

10. Who is Dr. Mittelstadt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the novel's depiction of the impact of celebrity. How does being in the public eye affect Norma Jeane/Marilyn Monroe?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the novel's narrative tone. What is the nature of this tone? In what ways does the tone(s) support the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Norma Jeane/Marilyn Monroe's understanding and relationship to her own sexuality. In what ways does it change or develop through the narrative?

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