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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. Against what surface does someone smash one of Marianne's coupe champagne glasses?
(a) The stove.
(b) The wall.
(c) The floor.
(d) The ceiling.

2. What is the first emotion Marianne feels when she hears about Miss Neary's unwanted sexual contact toward Connell?
(a) Grief.
(b) Shock.
(c) Anger.
(d) Shame.

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

4. What city does the group staying at Marianne's house plan to visit on one of the days of the visit?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Marianne tells Connell that she does not know why she is unable to make people take what action?

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

3. The house Marianne shares with Jamie and one other person for the summer is located outside of what town?

4. What is Marianne's response when Connell tells her that he wants to see other people?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What aspect of Connell and Marianne's high school relationship remains intact in their adult relationship?

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

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

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

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