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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. Against what surface does someone smash one of Marianne's coupe champagne glasses?
2. During the month of July in 2012, how often does Marianne return home to Carricklea?
3. Who sends Marianne a text suggesting that Connell is not serious about Marianne?
4. What is the first emotion Connell feels when Marianne confesses that Jamie has certain proclivities?
5. Connell's correspondence with Marianne during her summer away consists mainly of what form?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic about the impression Connell has of Alan?
2. What are Connell's impressions of Alan and from whence do these impressions emerge?
3. Describe Helen's impressions of Marianne.
4. By April of 2012, Connell and Marianne have fallen into a certain routine. What is it?
5. What aspect of Connell and Marianne's high school relationship remains intact in their adult relationship?
6. What gift does Connell bring back for Mariane from his trip in the summer of 2013 and why?
7. For what reason does Connell procrastinate when enacting his back-up plan for summer housing?
8. What does Connell find troubling about the financial arrangements among Marianne, Lorraine, and himself?
9. Discuss Rooney's use of a literary device to depict, foreshadow, or imply violence.
10. How does Connell react to the split between him and Marianne and how does Marianne handle it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Rooney’s focus on the theme of control in Normal People. What message is Rooney sending about the desire to control and to be controlled?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Rooney’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Normal People. Focus especially on events such as the pain Connell causes Marianne when he asks Rachel to the Debs.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the novel Normal People from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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