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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 does Norma Jeane buy a new house?

2. What do the Gemini plan to buy together?

3. How does Norma Jeane feel when being taken to the President's hotel?

4. What is Swanson Agency?

5. Who is Esther?

Short Essay Questions

1. What press conference does Norma Jeane give after divorcing the Playwright?

2. How does Norma Jeane express her thoughts and ideas for most of her life?

3. What does the Ex-Athlete's family think of Norma Jeane?

4. Who does the Ex-Athlete never meet throughout his marriage to Norma Jeane?

5. How does Norma Jeane begin behaving on film sets in "Sugar Kane 1959"?

6. What is Norma Jeane's first comedy role?

7. What does Norma Jeane write for her mother in "My House. My Journey."?

8. Who is the Ex-Athlete?

9. Who is Jane Russell?

10. Why does Norma Jeane go to Tokyo in "The Drowned Woman"?

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 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.

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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