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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 Marianne's response when Connell tells her that he wants to see other people?
(a) She says no.
(b) She says okay.
(c) She shakes her head.
(d) She screams.

2. Marianne confesses to Connell that Jamie is a what?
(a) A thief.
(b) A masochist.
(c) A sadist.
(d) A gambler.

3. What is the name of the location at which Connell runs into Miss Neary once he is in college?
(a) Dane's.
(b) Kelleher's.
(c) McGowan's.
(d) Phantom.

4. In April of 2012, Connell is most nervous about which final assignment?
(a) A presentation.
(b) A written exam.
(c) An essay.
(d) An oral exam.

5. What adjective does Connell use to characterize the overall personality of Helen?
(a) Bland.
(b) Nice.
(c) Genuine.
(d) Witty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposes that Connell and Marianne participate in a threesome, much to the couple's chagrin?

2. During lunch at her house, Connell wants to tell Marianne that she looks like a what?

3. Connell reflects upon the fact that "the substance that makes the world real" (165) is what?

4. What object does Rooney use in a metaphor describing the significance of the scholarship in Connell's life?

5. Connell tells Marianne that his emails are of much higher quality than his what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Connell bring back for Mariane from his trip in the summer of 2013 and why?

2. By April of 2012, Connell and Marianne have fallen into a certain routine. What is it?

3. How are the issues of privilege and class differences depicted within Peggy's experiences?

4. How does Connell react to the split between him and Marianne and how does Marianne handle it?

5. How does Connell come to rely on Marianne in college?

6. What plans does Marianne make for her third year of college?

7. Discuss Rooney's use of a literary device to depict, foreshadow, or imply violence.

8. What happens to prevent Connell from enacting his plan to stay in Dublin over the summer?

9. What is ironic about the impression Connell has of Alan?

10. How is the motif of violence depicted within Connell's feelings about Jamie?

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