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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of a mother does Connell tell Marianne that she would be?
(a) Strict.
(b) Protective.
(c) Great.
(d) Kind.

3. When Marianne encounters Lorraine and Connell, in what location do they run into each other?
(a) The library.
(b) The coffee shop.
(c) The supermarket.
(d) The pool hall.

4. Who sends Marianne a text suggesting that Connell is not serious about Marianne?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Lars.
(d) Eric.

5. What adjective does Jamie use to describe Connell's appearance upon his arrival at Marianne's house?
(a) Rough.
(b) Mean.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Rank.

6. What is Marianne's response when Connell tells her that he wants to see other people?
(a) She says okay.
(b) She shakes her head.
(c) She screams.
(d) She says no.

7. What is Jamie's height, in relation to Marianne's height?
(a) Jamie and Marianne are the same height.
(b) Marianne is a bit taller than Jamie.
(c) Jamie is a lot taller than Marianne.
(d) Jamie is a bit taller than Marianne.

8. What is the name of the location at which Connell runs into Miss Neary once he is in college?
(a) Dane's.
(b) Kelleher's.
(c) McGowan's.
(d) Phantom.

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

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

11. 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) April.
(c) June.
(d) July.

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

13. What is the only location to which Marianne can go when fleeing her visits home from college?
(a) The pool hall.
(b) The coffee shop.
(c) The bar.
(d) The supermarket.

14. Connell calls Marianne from a phone booth for help after what event befalls him?
(a) He locks his keys inside his car.
(b) He is mugged.
(c) He is rejected from graduate school.
(d) He drops his keys in the river.

15. Who tells Connell that Marianne is in a relationship with a new man after her split from Connell?
(a) Niall.
(b) Alan.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Denise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marianne tells Connell that she does not know why she is unable to make people take what action?

2. What adjective has Lorraine always used to describe Alan's personality?

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

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

5. Which one of Marianne's friends throws a party in May of 2012 to celebrate the end of exams?

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