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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. How old is Cass Chaplin?

2. What does Dr. Mittelstadt promise Norma Jeane?

3. What is Norma Jeane's first movie?

4. Who does Norma Jeane run into at the Agency?

5. What portrait does Norma Jeane see on her 6th birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Della?

3. What does Dr. Mittelstadt promise Norma Jeane in "The Curse"?

4. What class does Norma Jeane take at UCLA?

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

6. Who is Mr. Z?

7. Who is Bucky Glazer?

8. What is the Gemini?

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

10. Who is Otto?

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

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