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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. During lunch at her house, Connell wants to tell Marianne that she looks like a what?
2. The house Marianne shares with Jamie and one other person for the summer is located outside of what town?
3. Connell envisions Marianne's future, he always imagines her in what position?
4. Connell's correspondence with Marianne during her summer away consists mainly of what form?
5. Connell tells Marianne that his emails are of much higher quality than his what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to foil Connell's Plan B for staying in Dublin over the summer?
2. Who is Helen?
3. What gift does Connell bring back for Mariane from his trip in the summer of 2013 and why?
4. For what reason does Connell procrastinate when enacting his back-up plan for summer housing?
5. What are Connell's impressions of Alan and from whence do these impressions emerge?
6. How are the issues of privilege and class differences depicted within Peggy's experiences?
7. What simile does Rooney use to describe Connell's feelings about writing and why?
8. How do Connell and Marianne come to meet up in Europe during the summer of 2013?
9. What is ironic about the impression Connell has of Alan?
10. How is the motif of violence depicted within Connell's feelings about Jamie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Could Normal People be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Connell’s character throughout the novel Normal People. Discuss whether Connell is a round or flat character and whether Connell is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Rooney's choice to tell the story of Normal People using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Rooney’s intended effects on the reader?
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