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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 are Norma Jeane and her husband often mistaken for?

2. What do the Gemini plan to buy together?

3. Who sends Norma Jeane first class airline tickets?

4. Who exercises a lot?

5. Who starts seeing a psychiatrist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What place from her childhood does Norma Jeane visit at the height of her fame in "After the Wedding: A Montage"?

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

3. Who is Rollo Freud?

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

5. Who is the Playwright?

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

7. What do the Gemini plan to buy together in "City of Sand"?

8. Who is Marigold?

9. What classes does Norma Jeane take in New York?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the novel's understanding of film and particularly the storytelling conventions of film. What does the novel seem to suggest about the medium overall?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Norma Jeane's interest in poetry. What significance does it hold in her life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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