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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. 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 call his mother Lorraine.
(b) He has the urge to put his head down and cry.
(c) He has the urge to throttle Marianne.
(d) He has the urge to laugh out loud.

2. Who consoles Marianne outside after her coupe champagne glass is shattered?
(a) Connell.
(b) Niall.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Peggy.

3. For what sole purpose has Connell entered the church in the past?
(a) Sunday School lessons.
(b) Weekly Sunday Masses.
(c) Christmas Masses.
(d) Funerals.

4. Connell reflects upon the fact that capturing an experience on paper makes him feel as if he is capturing it inside what object?
(a) A vice.
(b) A frame.
(c) A clamp.
(d) A jar.

5. On what street do Marianne and Helen first meet one another?
(a) Hodgson Street.
(b) Dawson Street.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Knickerbocker Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a mother does Connell tell Marianne that she would be?

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

3. What is the name of Peggy's boyfriend?

4. How many other girlfriends has Connell introduced to Lorraine prior to her meeting Helen?

5. Connell reflects upon the fact that even when his conversations with Helen are what, "he still feels better after talking to her" (159)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Connell doing in July of 2013?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Helen's impressions of Marianne.

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