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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Connell takes Marianne to see what location after he is sure no one is around?
(a) The ghost estate.
(b) The soda shop.
(c) The library roof.
(d) The school basement.

2. The narrator states that Denise had "decided a long time ago that it is acceptable for men to use" what "toward Marianne as a way of expressing themselves" (68)?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Chivalry.
(c) Condescension.
(d) Hatred.

3. For how many years had Connell saved up money before buying a car?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.5.

4. In what month of 2011 does the reader first get a glimpse of Connell's college life?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) April.
(d) September.

5. What activity takes up the vast majority of Connell's time during his early college years?
(a) Dating.
(b) Reading.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Drinking.

6. What type of drink does Marianne order at the fundraising dance, though she has never before drunk hard alcohol?
(a) A shot of tequila.
(b) A fuzzy navel.
(c) A gin and tonic.
(d) An old-fashioned.

7. Connell's grandmother is the same age as whom?
(a) Marianne's aunt.
(b) Marianne's father.
(c) Marianne's great-grandmother.
(d) Marianne's mother.

8. Marianne takes what action during each lunch period?
(a) She sleeps.
(b) She reads.
(c) She runs on the track.
(d) She shoots baskets.

9. For whose family does Connell's mother work?
(a) Mary's.
(b) Marianne's.
(c) Violet's.
(d) Laura's.

10. What is the name of Marianne's mother?
(a) Denise.
(b) Haley.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Madison.

11. Lorraine wants to know from Connell what "all of this" what "is about" (53) between Connell and Marianne?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Drama.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Secrecy.

12. Connell's mother gives Connell what advice about Marianne?
(a) She tells him to ask Marianne to the prom.
(b) She tells him to be nicer to Marianne.
(c) She tells him not to trust Marianne.
(d) She tells him to stay away from Marianne.

13. The hometown of Connell and Marianne is located in what part of Ireland?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

14. What is Connell's last name?
(a) Washburn.
(b) Madison.
(c) Miller.
(d) Waldron.

15. Which of Marianne's features causes Connell respiratory distress every time he thinks of them?
(a) Her hips.
(b) Her lips.
(c) Her ankles.
(d) Her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what sight can Marianne and Connell not look while they are laughing at the same time?

2. The morning after Marianne's long sleep, she takes what action?

3. How old is Connell's grandmother whom he visits in the hospital?

4. Which of Connell's friends tells Marianne in front of other people that she is flat-chested?

5. At what age did Connell's mother get pregnant with Connell?

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