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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 curses.
(b) He punches the wall.
(c) He throws up.
(d) He faints.

2. Connell sees which characteristic of Marianne's as one he does not share?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Propriety.
(c) Extroversion.
(d) Freedom.

3. What subject is taught by the teacher who flirts with Connell?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Economics.
(d) Humanities.

4. What part of Marianne's body does Alan injure during their altercation?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her lip.
(c) Her ankle.
(d) Her arm.

5. What is Connell's mother's name?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Charmagne.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Madeleine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What score does Marianne earn on her exams?

2. In August of 2011, Alan is calling around to find out what information?

3. What adjective is used to describe Connell's feelings about sex?

4. Marianne tells Connell that she would never take what action?

5. Connell takes Marianne to see what location after he is sure no one is around?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What had Connell's sexual experiences been like prior to meeting Marianne?

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

4. How is the theme of self-deception demonstrated within the novel?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Lorraine react to the news that Connell is taking Rachel to the Debs?

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

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