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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does the destroyer of Marianne's coupe champagne glass take just after the glass shatters?
(a) He drives off.
(b) He cries.
(c) He hugs Marianne.
(d) He laughs.

2. What is Marianne's response when Connell tells her that he wants to see other people?
(a) She screams.
(b) She shakes her head.
(c) She says okay.
(d) She says no.

3. When Marianne encounters Lorraine and Connell, in what location do they run into each other?
(a) The pool hall.
(b) The supermarket.
(c) The coffee shop.
(d) The library.

4. What object does Rooney use in a metaphor describing the significance of the scholarship in Connell's life?
(a) A paper clip.
(b) A bottle opener.
(c) A cruise ship.
(d) A light bulb.

5. What kind of a mother does Connell tell Marianne that she would be?
(a) Kind.
(b) Protective.
(c) Great.
(d) Strict.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Connell and Marianne encounter one another again in August of 2012, Marianne recalls that she has not seen Connell since what month?

3. What is Jamie's height, in relation to Marianne's height?

4. During lunch at her house, Connell wants to tell Marianne that she looks like a what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Connell react to the split between him and Marianne and how does Marianne handle it?

2. What are Connell's impressions of Alan and from whence do these impressions emerge?

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

4. What does it mean to Connell when he wins the full scholarship to graduate school?

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

6. What aspect of Connell and Marianne's high school relationship remains intact in their adult relationship?

7. 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?

8. By April of 2012, Connell and Marianne have fallen into a certain routine. What is it?

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

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

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