Normal People Quizzes

Normal People Quiz: Plot Part 1

1 What town are Connell and Marianne from?

Carricklea

Pendleton

Galway

London
2 What kind of house does Marianne live in?

A castle

A mansion

A shack

An apartment
3 Why does Connell's mother go to Marianne's home?

To meet with Marianne's mother

To deliver food

To work as a cleaner

To arrest Marianne's brother
4 Which best describes Connell and Marianne at school?

Marianne is popular, while Connell is a bully

Marianne is popular, but Connell is seen as a new kid

Connell is considered a class clown, while Marianne is considered a bully

Connell is popular, but Marianne is friendless
5 What is Connell's greatest passion in high school?

Working at an animal shelter

Cooking

Writing

Football
6 Which of the following books do the two protagonists discuss?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Crime and Punishment

The Communist Manifesto

Wuthering Heights
7 Which of the following stories do classmates like to tell about Marianne?

The time she threw up on the school bus

The time she called the police on a classmate's party

The time she kissed Connell in front of a teacher

The time she took her shirt off in the school bathroom
8 What misconception do Connell's classmates hold about him?

That he is intelligent and likes to read

That he is rich and will inherit a family fortune

That he enjoys his teacher flirting with him

That he is close with his mom
9 How does Connell talk about his new relationship to his friends?

He tells them that he is in love

He tells them that he wants to be single again

He constantly asks whether he should break up

He keeps it a secret
10 What is the name of Connell's mother?

Siobhan

Billie

Lorraine

Amanda
11 What does Marianne persuade Connell to study in college?

English

Biology

History

Law
12 Who is Marianne's enemy at school?

Sophie

Rachel

Karen

Rob
13 Why does Connell fight with his mother before he graduates?

Because he is failing math class

Because she is angry that he wants to move to Dublin

Because he hasn't asked Marianne to a dance

Because she disapproves of him dating Marianne
14 What secret does Marianne share with Connell?

That she has a terminal illness

That her father was abusive

That she had a younger sibling who died

That she is in love with Eric
15 Who is Alan?

Marianne's father

Marianne's brother

Connell's school friend

Connell's cousin
16 How does Connell reencounter Marianne at college?

She is dating his classmate

She knocks on his door, thinking it's a friend's

She buys a cup of coffee from him at the campus cafe

She is handing out fliers for student elections
17 Which best describes how the protagonists' lives change in college?

Marianne has no money, while Connell's scholarship gives him more than he needs

Marianne discovers a love of sports, but Connell embraces intellectual pursuits

Marianne becomes very popular, but Connell has few friends

Marianne begins to struggle in school, but Connell excels
18 Why does Connell disapprove of Marianne's new boyfriend?

His debate club has invited a neo-Nazi to speak

He is part of a religious fundamentalist student group

He speaks condescendingly to Marianne

He is in favor of defunding the university's English program
19 Who are Marianne's best friends at college?

Sophie and Teresa

Niall and Elaine

Rachel and Eric

Peggy and Joanna
20 Why doesn't Connell ask Marianne for a place to stay over the summer?

He is looking for an excuse to break up

He knows that Peggy will be around

He doesn't want to ask for charity

He wants to go home to see his mom
21 What is the name of Marianne's boyfriend throughout much of college?

Simon

Joshua

Jamie

Liam
22 Why does Connell ask Marianne for help and money when her friends are over?

He has gotten into a car accident

He has been mugged

His scholarship has been revoked

He is drunk and cannot find his way home
23 What is the topic of the public argument between Connell and Marianne's boyfriend?

The point of merit scholarships

Drug addiction

Whether art should be moral

The war in Gaza
24 What part of his relationship with Marianne is frightening for Connell?

Her willingness to do anything he asks

Her strict moral and aesthetic principles

Her desire to be the sole focus of his life

Her anger towards him for his past treatment of her
25 Why does Marianne want a scholarship?

To give the money to charity

To afford her education

To fund her thesis research

To feel validated for her intelligence

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