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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 is Miss Golden Dreams 1949?

2. Why does Aunt Elsie take Norma Jeane to the theater?

3. What does Norma Jeane share with Mr. Haring?

4. What present does Gladys give Norma Jeane on her 6th birthday?

5. What does Mitchum tell Norma Jeane about Bucky Glazer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Norma Jeane's stage name?

2. Why does Norma Jeane drop out of her class at UCLA?

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

4. Who is Otto?

5. What are Norma Jeane's religious beliefs?

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

7. When does Norma Jeane get her period?

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

9. Who is Mr. Z?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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