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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. In what location does Marianne spend a year studying during her college career?
(a) Denmark.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) New York City.
(d) Sweden.

2. When Connell and Marianne encounter one another again in August of 2012, Marianne recalls that she has not seen Connell since what month?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) June.

3. What is the name of Connell's roommate during his early college years?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Niall.
(c) Jules.
(d) Cillian.

4. What object does Rooney use in a metaphor describing the significance of the scholarship in Connell's life?
(a) A light bulb.
(b) A bottle opener.
(c) A cruise ship.
(d) A paper clip.

5. What color is the notebook in which Connell always writes?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shatters one of Marianne's coupe champagne glasses?

2. Marianne confesses to Connell that Jamie is a what?

3. To what location do Miss Neary and Connell travel together after running into each other at a club?

4. Against what surface does someone smash one of Marianne's coupe champagne glasses?

5. Before Connell meets Jamie, Marianne gives Connell what instruction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Connell find troubling about the financial arrangements among Marianne, Lorraine, and himself?

2. When Connell finds that he will not be able to pay rent over the summer in his Dublin flat, what is his back-up plan?

3. How do Connell and Marianne come to meet up in Europe during the summer of 2013?

4. What does it mean to Marianne when she wins the full scholarship to graduate school, according to Connell?

5. What is Connell doing in July of 2013?

6. What are Connell's impressions of Alan and from whence do these impressions emerge?

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

8. Who is Helen?

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

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

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