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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. During the month of July in 2012, how often does Marianne return home to Carricklea?
(a) On Sundays and Wednesdays.
(b) Three evenings per week.
(c) On weekends.
(d) On Tuesdays.

2. Marianne tells Connell that which person had recently encouraged her to commit suicide?
(a) Alan.
(b) Lorraine.
(c) Denise.
(d) Jamie.

3. In what month of 2013 do Marianne and Helen first meet?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) January.

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

5. What sport does Rooney use in a metaphor describing the post-sex conversations between Marianne and Connell?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Figure skating.
(d) Bowling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Connell has been with Helen for a while, he decides that Marianne is different from him in what major way?

2. Who thinks Connell brags about Marianne too often?

3. What is Jamie's height, in relation to Marianne's height?

4. Which one of Marianne's friends throws a party in May of 2012 to celebrate the end of exams?

5. In what location does Marianne sleep the night of her fight with Jamie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to foil Connell's Plan B for staying in Dublin over the summer?

2. What simile does Rooney use to describe Connell's feelings about writing and why?

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

4. What does it mean to Connell when he wins the full scholarship to graduate school?

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

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

7. What is Marianne's reply when Peggy asks about Marianne's hang-ups?

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

9. 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?

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

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