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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 Miss Golden Dreams 1949?

2. Who does Norma Jeane have sex with at the beach?

3. Who is Eddy G?

4. Who does Norma Jeane visit at Norwalk on her days off?

5. Who does Elsie talk to about Norma Jeane after she leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frank Widdoes?

2. Why does Norma Jeane drop out of her class at UCLA?

3. Who is I.E. Shinn?

4. Why does Richard Widmark complain about Norma Jeane?

5. Who is Otto?

6. Who is Gladys?

7. What does Dr. Mittelstadt promise Norma Jeane in "The Curse"?

8. Who is Della?

9. What is Playboy?

10. Who is Mr. Z?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Norma Jeane's interest in poetry. What significance does it hold in her life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay exploring the depiction of Marilyn Monroe once she becomes a public image. What does her persona come to represent or symbolize?

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