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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. Before Connell meets Jamie, Marianne gives Connell what instruction?
(a) She tells him to laugh at Jamie's jokes.
(b) She tells him not to intimidate Jamie.
(c) She tells him to mind his manners.
(d) She tells him to stay quiet.

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

3. Marianne tells Connell that she hopes that the two of them will always do what for each other?
(a) Dry each other's tears.
(b) Laugh at each other's jokes.
(c) Hold each other's hands.
(d) Take each other's sides.

4. Connell has already left the room by the time Lorraine suggests that perhaps he had taken what action in relation to the Marianne situation?
(a) He had acted out of instinct.
(b) He had forgotten to trust Marianne.
(c) He had acted impulsively.
(d) He had misunderstood.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Helen tells Connell that his Sligo accent is what?

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

4. Who is the first man with whom Marianne has a relationship after her split from Connell?

5. During the month of July in 2012, how often does Marianne return home to Carricklea?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the issues of privilege and class differences depicted within Peggy's experiences?

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

3. Describe Helen's impressions of Marianne.

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

5. What is Connell doing in July of 2013?

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

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

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

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

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

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