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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 is the name of the location at which Connell runs into Miss Neary once he is in college?
2. How many other girlfriends has Connell introduced to Lorraine prior to her meeting Helen?
3. Marianne tells Connell that which person had recently encouraged her to commit suicide?
4. What color is the notebook in which Connell always writes?
5. Who consoles Marianne outside after her coupe champagne glass is shattered?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plans does Marianne make for her third year of college?
2. For what reason does Connell procrastinate when enacting his back-up plan for summer housing?
3. How do Connell and Marianne come to meet up in Europe during the summer of 2013?
4. What is ironic about the impression Connell has of Alan?
5. What does Connell find troubling about the financial arrangements among Marianne, Lorraine, and himself?
6. How does Connell come to rely on Marianne in college?
7. How are the issues of privilege and class differences depicted within Peggy's experiences?
8. What does it mean to Marianne when she wins the full scholarship to graduate school, according to Connell?
9. What aspect of Connell and Marianne's high school relationship remains intact in their adult relationship?
10. When Connell finds that he will not be able to pay rent over the summer in his Dublin flat, what is his back-up plan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Normal People and one of the novel's main messages. How does Rooney make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
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