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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 is Lorraine's reaction when Connell tells her that he is taking Rachel to the Debs?
(a) She punches his leg.
(b) She insists that he pull over and she gets out.
(c) She calls Marianne.
(d) She grounds him for two weeks.

2. What story is told frequently at school about Marianne?
(a) That she sucks her thumb.
(b) That she had been raped.
(c) That she had once washed her shirt in the sink at school.
(d) That she likes girls.

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

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

5. At what age did Connell's mother get pregnant with Connell?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fundraising dance is held at the only what in town?

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

3. For what transgression does Marianne draw the wrath of Mr. Kerrigan?

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

5. What is NOT a widely-held belief about Connell at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Miss Neary?

7. What advice does Marianne give Connell about college?

8. What is the significance of Connell's interpretation of the story circulated about Marianne?

9. Characterize Marianne's view of high school.

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

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