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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 adjective does Jamie use to describe Connell's appearance upon his arrival at Marianne's house?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Rank.
(c) Mean.
(d) Rough.

2. For what sole purpose has Connell entered the church in the past?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Weekly Sunday Masses.
(c) Christmas Masses.
(d) Sunday School lessons.

3. On what street do Marianne and Helen first meet one another?
(a) Hodgson Street.
(b) Knickerbocker Street.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Dawson Street.

4. Which year of college does Marianne spend studying abroad?
(a) Her third.
(b) Her first.
(c) Her second.
(d) Her fourth.

5. In what location does Helen spend the summer of 2013?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Carricklea.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Galway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marianne reminds Connell that the two of them had gotten coffee together prior to seeing which Alfred Hitchcock movie?

2. Marianne tells Connell that which person had recently encouraged her to commit suicide?

3. In what location does Marianne spend a year studying during her college career?

4. What adjective does Connell privately use to describe Marianne's friend Peggy?

5. Connell tells Lorraine that Marianne's new boyfriend is "a bit more in line with" (129) Marianne's what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to foil Connell's Plan B for staying in Dublin over the summer?

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?

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