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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 asks Norma Jeane to come live with him?

2. What disease does Gladys have?

3. Who asks Norma Jeane for an autograph at Norwalk?

4. Whose letter does Norma Jeane rip up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Porky Pig?

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

4. Where do Norma Jeane and the Playwright vacation for a summer in "The (American) Showgirl 1957"?

5. Why does Norma Jeane initially decline Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

6. Who does Norma Jeane sing Happy Birthday to at Madison Square Garden?

7. Who sometimes has suicidal thoughts toward the end of her life?

8. Why does Norma Jeane move to New York in "After the Divorce"?

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

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

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/Marilyn Monroe's understanding and relationship to her own sexuality. In what ways does it change or develop through the narrative?

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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