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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. The narrator states that Denise had "decided a long time ago that it is acceptable for men to use" what "toward Marianne as a way of expressing themselves" (68)?
(a) Chivalry.
(b) Condescension.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Hatred.

2. At what sight can Marianne and Connell not look while they are laughing at the same time?
(a) Each other's faces.
(b) The floor.
(c) Connell's mother's face.
(d) The ceiling.

3. Marianne takes what action during each lunch period?
(a) She runs on the track.
(b) She reads.
(c) She shoots baskets.
(d) She sleeps.

4. Connell tells Marianne for the first time that he loves her after she confides in him about what subject?
(a) Her loneliness.
(b) Her political views.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her medical history.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of 2011 does the reader first get a glimpse of Connell's college life?

2. How many friends is Marianne said to have?

3. How does Lorraine find out that Connell and Marianne are sleeping together?

4. Connell will remain connected to his current social group if he chooses a college in what location?

5. How old was Marianne when her father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Marianne give Connell about college?

2. What are the physical differences between Lorraine and Connell?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Miss Neary?

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

10. What comment of Marianne's does Connell repeat to himself and why?

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