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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helen tells Connell that his Sligo accent is what?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Thick.
(c) Bad.
(d) Gone.

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

3. Marianne confesses to Connell that Jamie is a what?
(a) A thief.
(b) A masochist.
(c) A gambler.
(d) A sadist.

4. In what location does Helen spend the summer of 2013?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Carricklea.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Galway.

5. Connell has an impulse to take what action when he realizes that the time for asking to stay with Marianne has passed?
(a) He has the urge to throttle Marianne.
(b) He has the urge to call his mother Lorraine.
(c) He has the urge to laugh out loud.
(d) He has the urge to put his head down and cry.

6. In what location does Marianne spend a year studying during her college career?
(a) Sweden.
(b) New York City.
(c) Denmark.
(d) The Netherlands.

7. In what location does Marianne sleep the night of her fight with Jamie?
(a) In the rocking chair on the porch.
(b) In the living room on the couch.
(c) In her bedroom with Jamie.
(d) In the guest room with Connell.

8. How many other girlfriends has Connell introduced to Lorraine prior to her meeting Helen?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

9. Which year of college does Marianne spend studying abroad?
(a) Her fourth.
(b) Her first.
(c) Her second.
(d) Her third.

10. What adjective does Connell privately use to describe Marianne's friend Peggy?
(a) Loud.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Bossy.
(d) Quiet.

11. Connell reflects upon the fact that capturing an experience on paper makes him feel as if he is capturing it inside what object?
(a) A clamp.
(b) A frame.
(c) A jar.
(d) A vice.

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

13. Connell's correspondence with Marianne during her summer away consists mainly of what form?
(a) Phone calls.
(b) Postcards.
(c) Texts.
(d) Emails.

14. Connell has begun watching Peggy's behavior because he has begun to suspect what?
(a) That Peggy does not like him.
(b) That Peggy is stealing from Marianne.
(c) That Peggy is sleeping with Jamie.
(d) That Peggy is sleeping with Marianne.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Marianne's response when Connell tells her that he wants to see other people?

3. Connell reflects upon the fact that even when his conversations with Helen are what, "he still feels better after talking to her" (159)?

4. What is the first emotion Connell feels when Marianne confesses that Jamie has certain proclivities?

5. Connell's correspondence with Marianne includes "lots of links to" (161) what?

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