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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. At what type of establishment had Connell worked while saving money for a car?
2. Marianne tells Connell that he takes what action frequently?
3. For what transgression does Marianne draw the wrath of Mr. Kerrigan?
4. What does Marianne say just before Connell kisses her for the first time?
5. Marianne takes what action during each lunch period?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Connell's mother Lorraine employed?
2. When the reader joins Connell in the fall of his first year of college, to what changes has he had to adapt?
3. What comment of Marianne's does Connell repeat to himself and why?
4. To what action of Rob's does Connell object and why?
5. Describe the relationship between Marianne and her brother Alan.
6. What is one theme present within the epigraph of Normal People?
7. What event brings Lorraine and Connell to the hospital in April of 2011?
8. What are the conditions under which Connell tells Marianne that he loves her?
9. How does Lorraine react to the news that Connell is taking Rachel to the Debs?
10. What does Connell know about his biological father and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Normal People and one of the novel's main messages. How does Rooney make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Marianne’s character throughout the novel Normal People. Discuss whether Marianne is a round or flat character and whether Marianne is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Rooney’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Normal People.
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