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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 profession does Norma Jeane quit after marrying a second time?

2. Who directs Norma Jeane's last film?

3. What note does Norma Jeane send out after marrying the Ex-Athlete?

4. What old friend does Norma Jeane have a reunion with?

5. How does Norma Jeane know Jane Russell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rollo Freud?

2. What does Norma Jeane buy after her third and last divorce?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Norma Jeane rip up letters from Elsie Pirig in "My Beautiful Lost Daughter"?

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

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

10. Who is Porky Pig?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the novel's narrative tone. What is the nature of this tone? In what ways does the tone(s) support the themes of the novel?

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 theme of shame. Who in the novel experiences shame, and why? How do they handle it?

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