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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. Helen tells Connell that his Sligo accent is what?
(a) Thick.
(b) Gone.
(c) Bad.
(d) Ridiculous.
2. Connell has an impulse to take what action when he realizes that the time for asking to stay with Marianne has passed?
(a) He has the urge to throttle Marianne.
(b) He has the urge to call his mother Lorraine.
(c) He has the urge to put his head down and cry.
(d) He has the urge to laugh out loud.
3. What adjective does Connell use to characterize the overall personality of Helen?
(a) Bland.
(b) Witty.
(c) Nice.
(d) Genuine.
4. What is the name of Connell's roommate during his early college years?
(a) Cillian.
(b) Jules.
(c) Niall.
(d) Patrick.
5. What adjective does Connell privately use to describe Marianne's friend Peggy?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Bossy.
(c) Loud.
(d) Dumb.
Short Answer Questions
1. What adjective does Jamie use to describe Connell's appearance upon his arrival at Marianne's house?
2. Connell's correspondence with Marianne during her summer away consists mainly of what form?
3. What is the first emotion Connell feels when Marianne confesses that Jamie has certain proclivities?
4. Sitting on the bus with Helen, Connell mentally applies all but which of the following adjectives to Marianne?
5. On what street do Marianne and Helen first meet one another?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Connell come to rely on Marianne in college?
2. What simile does Rooney use to describe Connell's feelings about writing and why?
3. How does Connell react to the split between him and Marianne and how does Marianne handle it?
4. What are Connell's impressions of Alan and from whence do these impressions emerge?
5. What gift does Connell bring back for Mariane from his trip in the summer of 2013 and why?
6. What is Marianne's reply when Peggy asks about Marianne's hang-ups?
7. What is ironic about the impression Connell has of Alan?
8. What does Connell find troubling about the financial arrangements among Marianne, Lorraine, and himself?
9. Describe Helen's impressions of Marianne.
10. What plans does Marianne make for her third year of college?
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