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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 Marsha's job in Chapter 6?

2. What college does Marjorie go to in Chapter 12?

3. What is Marjorie going to school to become in Part 1?

4. What production does Marjorie audition for in Chapter 6?

5. What is Marjorie's ethnicity?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Maxwell Greech?

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

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

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

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

7. Where has Marjorie and her family recently moved to and from?

8. What does Marjorie believe the South Wind staff would be shocked to learn about her relationship with Noel?

9. Where and why does Marjorie decide to change her career plans in Chapter 1? What is her new chosen career?

10. Where does George work and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in "Marjorie Morningstar." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations causes these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Wouk's use of irony. What are the different types of irony? Are there examples of each type in the novel? What are some examples of irony in the novel? What do these examples mean?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel "Marjorie Morningstar," Herman Wouk. What others works did he write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Wouk's other work? How is he regarded in the literary world?

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