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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Connell take just after his friends erupt with laughter at the suggestion about Marianne?
(a) He faints.
(b) He punches the wall.
(c) He throws up.
(d) He curses.

2. Marianne tells Connell that she would never take what action?
(a) She would never pretend not to know Connell.
(b) She would never lie to Connell.
(c) She would never give a false name to the police.
(d) She would never pretend not to know Lorraine.

3. For how many hours does Marianne sleep after Connell tells her that he is taking Rachel to the Debs?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

4. How does Lorraine find out that Connell and Marianne are sleeping together?
(a) Marianne tells her.
(b) Marianne's mother tells her.
(c) She arrives home unexpectedly.
(d) She overhears Connell's phone conversation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marianne's mother?

2. What activity takes up the vast majority of Connell's time during his early college years?

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

4. What score does Marianne earn on her exams?

5. Who tells Connell that "everyone knows" Marianne "fancies" (54) Connell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miss Neary?

2. What plan had Connell had in place for when he encountered Marianne again and what is its result?

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

4. What are the conditions under which Connell tells Marianne that he loves her?

5. What comment does Marianne make about her appearance when she sees Connell for the first time since high school and how does he react?

6. What is one theme present within the epigraph of Normal People?

7. Characterize Marianne's view of high school.

8. To what action of Rob's does Connell object and why?

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

10. What advice does Marianne give Connell about college?

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