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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 job does Mr. Klabber offer Marjorie in Chapter 10?

2. What does George ask Marjorie to do which she refuses?

3. How does Marjorie secure a higher status among her classmates?

4. What school does Sandy go to?

5. What is Marjorie's ethnicity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Noel describe West Side girls?

2. Why does George decline Marjorie's invitation to her brother's Bar Mitzvah?

3. What does Mr. Klabber offer Marjorie after her success in The Mikado?

4. Describe Marjorie at the beginning of the novel.

5. What happens when Marjorie is thrown from the horse she is riding in Chapter 2?

6. What does Marsha tell Marjorie about her acting ability in Chapter 6?

7. What does Marjorie do in Chapter 12 to help her land roles in the productions at South Wind?

8. What does Marjorie learn about Noel Airman when she sees him at Wally's show at the Waldorf?

9. In Chapter 2, who are Marjorie's parents said to always be on the lookout for? What do they think of Sandy?

10. Who does Marjorie's mother send to South Wind to keep an eye on her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of marriage in the novel "Marjorie Morningstar." Why do Marjorie's parents wish Marjorie to marry? What type of man do they hope she will marry? What does Marjorie think of marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Noel. What are his defining character traits? What is his connection to Marjorie? How does Noel influence Marjorie's life? Is he a good influence?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Marjorie and Noel. What do they feel about one another? How do they treat one another? What issues arise in their relationship? Are they able to resolve them?

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