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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. Where does Marjorie graduate from in Chapter 21?
2. How does Marjorie feel when Noel does not phone her for three days in Chapter 28?
3. What is Imogene trying to find work as in Chapter 28?
4. Where had Mike Eden met Noel?
5. What is Noel's term for a generic Jewish boy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Morgensterns invite the Ehrmanns to attend in Chapter 27?
2. What epiphany does Noel claim to have had after he left the Seder?
3. Why does Marjorie quit her position at the top summer stock theatre?
4. What is Guy Flamm's real reason for offering Marjorie a part in his play?
5. What sends Marjorie into a tailspin of worry in Chapter 28?
6. What has plagued Marjorie during her year-long affair with Noel?
7. After working at the advertising agency for a year, what does Noel decide to do with his savings?
8. Who does Marjorie find at Noel's apartment in Chapter 28? Why does she become upset?
9. What role does Guy Flamm offer Marjorie in his play? What does Marjorie think of Flamm's play?
10. What does Mike Eden tell Marjorie when he takes her out onto the lake in Chapter 44?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of the novel "Marjorie Morningstar," the first half of the 20th century. How does the setting impact Marjorie's choices and actions in the novel? What historical events take place throughout the novel? Do these historical events affect Marjorie's life?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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