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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject is taught by the teacher who flirts with Connell?

2. Denise believes that Marianne lacks what quality?

3. Connell's mother works in what type of position?

4. In what month of 2011 does the reader first get a glimpse of Connell's college life?

5. Who is the most popular girl at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Characterize Marianne's view of high school.

2. When the reader joins Connell in the fall of his first year of college, to what changes has he had to adapt?

3. Describe Lorraine's appearance and manner.

4. What is one theme present within the epigraph of Normal People?

5. What event brings Lorraine and Connell to the hospital in April of 2011?

6. What plan had Connell had in place for when he encountered Marianne again and what is its result?

7. To what action of Rob's does Connell object and why?

8. What is the significance of Connell's interpretation of the story circulated about Marianne?

9. What had Connell's sexual experiences been like prior to meeting Marianne?

10. What story is continually told about Marianne during her high school years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Provide a thorough analysis of the denouement of Rooney's novel Normal People.

Essay Topic 2

How is the topic of communication treated within Normal People and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about Normal People while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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