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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 does Norma Jeane discover is Jewish?

2. Who goes to see Norma Jeane's movie premiere at the Brentwood theater?

3. Who teaches Norma Jeane to play piano?

4. Why does Elsie look through Norma Jeane's diary?

5. Where does Norma Jeane meet Cass Chaplin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Richard Widmark complain about Norma Jeane?

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

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

5. Who is Bucky Glazer?

6. What are Norma Jeane's religious beliefs?

7. Who does Norma Jeane run into at the Agency in "For Hire"?

8. What does Cass call Norma Jeane?

9. What class does Norma Jeane take at UCLA?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the title of the novel. What does Blonde represent?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Norma Jeane's relationship to her diary. Why does she being keeping a diary as a young girl? In what ways is this practice beneficial?

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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