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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who thinks Connell brags about Marianne too often?
(a) Niall.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Peggy.

2. What sport does Rooney use in a metaphor describing the post-sex conversations between Marianne and Connell?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Figure skating.
(d) Bowling.

3. In what location does Connell awaken the morning after running into Miss Neary at the club?
(a) In Marianne's bed.
(b) His own bedroom floor.
(c) In his own bed.
(d) His own living room floor.

4. Connell envisions Marianne's future, he always imagines her in what position?
(a) Chemist.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Real estate agent.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What adjective does Connell use to characterize the overall personality of Helen?
(a) Bland.
(b) Genuine.
(c) Nice.
(d) Witty.

6. For what sole purpose has Connell entered the church in the past?
(a) Weekly Sunday Masses.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Christmas Masses.
(d) Sunday School lessons.

7. For what reason is Connell unable to afford rent in Dublin during the summer of 2012?
(a) He loses his scholarship due to financial status.
(b) He loses his scholarship due to academic status.
(c) His stash of money is stolen.
(d) His work hours are cut.

8. Connell tells Lorraine that Marianne's new boyfriend is "a bit more in line with" (129) Marianne's what?
(a) Social class.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Worldview.
(d) Goals.

9. Marianne reminds Connell that the two of them had gotten coffee together prior to seeing which Alfred Hitchcock movie?
(a) Psycho.
(b) Rear Window.
(c) Rope.
(d) The Birds.

10. What action does the destroyer of Marianne's coupe champagne glass take just after the glass shatters?
(a) He drives off.
(b) He hugs Marianne.
(c) He cries.
(d) He laughs.

11. Who is Marianne's best friend for the longest period of college?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Joanna.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Ashley.

12. What object does Rooney use in a metaphor describing the significance of the scholarship in Connell's life?
(a) A cruise ship.
(b) A paper clip.
(c) A bottle opener.
(d) A light bulb.

13. What adjective has Lorraine always used to describe Alan's personality?
(a) Simple.
(b) Weak.
(c) Introverted.
(d) Angry.

14. To what location do Miss Neary and Connell travel together after running into each other at a club?
(a) Marianne's house.
(b) A different bar.
(c) Miss Neary's house.
(d) Connell's house.

15. Marianne tells Connell that she hopes that the two of them will always do what for each other?
(a) Take each other's sides.
(b) Laugh at each other's jokes.
(c) Dry each other's tears.
(d) Hold each other's hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marianne confesses to Connell that Jamie is a what?

2. In what location does Marianne sleep the night of her fight with Jamie?

3. When Marianne emerges from the house with dessert, Jamie berates her for not bringing out which item?

4. Connell has an impulse to take what action when he realizes that the time for asking to stay with Marianne has passed?

5. Connell tells Marianne that his emails are of much higher quality than his what?

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