View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marianne tells Connell that he takes what action frequently?
(a) He cringes.
(b) He closes his eyes.
(c) He blushes.
(d) He laughs.

2. At what type of establishment had Connell worked while saving money for a car?
(a) A chip shop.
(b) A garage.
(c) A dry cleaner.
(d) A coffee shop.

3. Connell's grandmother tells him that she has heard that he is going to attend a college in what location?
(a) Galway.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Trinity.
(d) London.

4. How old was Marianne when her father died?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 6.
(d) 15.

5. Rooney uses a simile involving what object to describe Marianne's posture after Connell's post-kiss departure?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) A matchstick.
(c) A knife.
(d) A marionette.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Connell's grandmother fell, what part of her body was injured?

3. Connell's mother gives Connell what advice about Marianne?

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

5. Connell sees which characteristic of Marianne's as one he does not share?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lorraine's appearance and manner.

2. What advice does Marianne give Connell about college?

3. What does Connell know about his biological father and why?

4. What event occurs just prior to Marianne's decision to quit high school?

5. What event brings Lorraine and Connell to the hospital in April of 2011?

6. What story is continually told about Marianne during her high school years?

7. What does Marianne say just before Connell kisses her for the first time?

8. Who is Miss Neary?

9. When the reader joins Connell in the fall of his first year of college, to what changes has he had to adapt?

10. Characterize Marianne's view of high school.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 845 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample