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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Connell and Marianne encounter one another again in August of 2012, Marianne recalls that she has not seen Connell since what month?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) July.

2. Once Connell has been with Helen for a while, he decides that Marianne is different from him in what major way?
(a) She gets emotionally attached.
(b) She is sensitive.
(c) She is damaged.
(d) She is masochistic.

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

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

5. Who shatters one of Marianne's coupe champagne glasses?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Niall.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Peggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location do Miss Neary and Connell travel together after running into each other at a club?

2. What sport does Rooney use in a metaphor describing the post-sex conversations between Marianne and Connell?

3. Marianne tells Connell that she hopes that the two of them will always do what for each other?

4. When Marianne encounters Lorraine and Connell, in what location do they run into each other?

5. What action does the destroyer of Marianne's coupe champagne glass take just after the glass shatters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Connell bring back for Mariane from his trip in the summer of 2013 and why?

2. What does it mean to Marianne when she wins the full scholarship to graduate school, according to Connell?

3. How does Connell come to rely on Marianne in college?

4. When Connell finds that he will not be able to pay rent over the summer in his Dublin flat, what is his back-up plan?

5. Discuss Rooney's use of a literary device to depict, foreshadow, or imply violence.

6. Describe Helen's impressions of Marianne.

7. What plans does Marianne make for her third year of college?

8. What is Connell doing in July of 2013?

9. What aspect of Connell and Marianne's high school relationship remains intact in their adult relationship?

10. What simile does Rooney use to describe Connell's feelings about writing and why?

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