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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. Connell tells Marianne for the first time that he loves her after she confides in him about what subject?

2. For whose family does Connell's mother work?

3. Connell's mother works in what type of position?

4. What is Connell's mother's name?

5. In what location does Connell end up attending college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lorraine's appearance and manner.

2. To what action of Rob's does Connell object and why?

3. What had Connell's sexual experiences been like prior to meeting Marianne?

4. What event brings Lorraine and Connell to the hospital in April of 2011?

5. What comment does Marianne make about her appearance when she sees Connell for the first time since high school and how does he react?

6. What are the physical differences between Lorraine and Connell?

7. Describe the relationship between Marianne and her brother Alan.

8. How does Lorraine react to the news that Connell is taking Rachel to the Debs?

9. What advice does Marianne give Connell about college?

10. What plan had Connell had in place for when he encountered Marianne again and what is its result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Provide a thorough analysis of the denouement of Rooney's novel Normal People.

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Rooney’s novel Normal People. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Rooney’s focus on the theme of control in Normal People. What message is Rooney sending about the desire to control and to be controlled?

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