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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 is Marjorie's ethnicity?

2. What is South Wind?

3. According to Noel, why is his father disappointed in him?

4. Why does George decline Marjorie's invitation in Chapter 9?

5. What ritual takes place in Chapters 8 and 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marjorie struggling with at the end of Chapter 3?

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

3. What is one reason Marjorie refuses George's marriage proposal?

4. How does Marjorie go up in the esteem of her classmates in Chapter 5?

5. What faults does Marjorie see in Sandy in Chapter 5?

6. Before having an epiphany, what had Marjorie planned to do as a career?

7. What does Wally Wronken want to do at South Wind?

8. What makes Marjorie dread her brother's Bar Mitzvah?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the genre of the novel "Marjorie Morningstar"? What are the elements associated with this genre? What are some other novels of this genre? What do these novels have in common with "Marjorie Morningstar"?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mike Eden and how does this character impact Marjorie's life? What does Marjorie learn about herself and others after meeting Eden? How does he compare to Noel?

Essay Topic 3

What is an epiphany? When does Marjorie have an epiphany and how does it change her life? What does Noel realize when he has an epiphany following the Seder? Does it change his life?

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