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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. Peggy often treats Marianne in what way?

2. Who shatters one of Marianne's coupe champagne glasses?

3. What city has Connell reached when he texts Lorraine about Stephen's Cathedral?

4. Who tells Connell that Marianne is in a relationship with a new man after her split from Connell?

5. For what sole purpose has Connell entered the church in the past?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Marianne's reply when Peggy asks about Marianne's hang-ups?

4. What does it mean to Marianne when she wins the full scholarship to graduate school, according to Connell?

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

6. How does Connell come to rely on Marianne in college?

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

8. What is Connell doing in July of 2013?

9. What simile does Rooney use to describe Connell's feelings about writing and why?

10. What does Connell find troubling about the financial arrangements among Marianne, Lorraine, and himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about Normal People while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the novel Normal People from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

Trace the characterization arc of Marianne’s character throughout the novel Normal People. Discuss whether Marianne is a round or flat character and whether Marianne is a static or dynamic character.

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