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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. Whose friend of Norma Jeane's dies in the early 60s?

2. Who does Norma Jeane have a brief fling with?

3. Who is Rollo Freud?

4. Whose letter does Norma Jeane rip up?

5. What profession does Norma Jeane quit after marrying a second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norma Jeane decide to quit after marrying the Ex-Athlete in "After the Wedding: A Montage"?

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

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

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

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

6. Who does Norma Jeane have a brief fling with following her second divorce?

7. When does the Playwright marry Norma Jeane?

8. Who is the Ex-Athlete?

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

10. What does Norma Jeane think about sex in "The Collected Works of Marilyn Monroe"?

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 the novel's depiction of the impact of celebrity. How does being in the public eye affect Norma Jeane/Marilyn Monroe?

Essay Topic 3

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

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