Normal People Quizzes

Normal People Quiz: Plot Part 1

1 What town are Connell and Marianne from?

Galway

Pendleton

London

Carricklea
2 What kind of house does Marianne live in?

An apartment

A castle

A shack

A mansion
3 Why does Connell's mother go to Marianne's home?

To arrest Marianne's brother

To work as a cleaner

To meet with Marianne's mother

To deliver food
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 popular, but Marianne is friendless

Connell is considered a class clown, while Marianne is considered a bully
5 What is Connell's greatest passion in high school?

Working at an animal shelter

Football

Cooking

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

Crime and Punishment

Wuthering Heights

Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Communist Manifesto
7 Which of the following stories do classmates like to tell about Marianne?

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

The time she kissed Connell in front of a teacher

The time she threw up on the school bus

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

That he is rich and will inherit a family fortune

That he is intelligent and likes to read

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 keeps it a secret

He constantly asks whether he should break up

He tells them that he wants to be single again

He tells them that he is in love
10 What is the name of Connell's mother?

Amanda

Lorraine

Siobhan

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

Biology

English

Law

History
12 Who is Marianne's enemy at school?

Rachel

Sophie

Karen

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

Because he hasn't asked Marianne to a dance

Because she disapproves of him dating Marianne

Because she is angry that he wants to move to Dublin

Because he is failing math class
14 What secret does Marianne share with Connell?

That her father was abusive

That she is in love with Eric

That she has a terminal illness

That she had a younger sibling who died
15 Who is Alan?

Marianne's brother

Connell's cousin

Marianne's father

Connell's school friend
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 is handing out fliers for student elections

She buys a cup of coffee from him at the campus cafe
17 Which best describes how the protagonists' lives change in college?

Marianne begins to struggle in school, but Connell excels

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

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

Marianne becomes very popular, but Connell has few friends
18 Why does Connell disapprove of Marianne's new boyfriend?

He is part of a religious fundamentalist student group

He is in favor of defunding the university's English program

His debate club has invited a neo-Nazi to speak

He speaks condescendingly to Marianne
19 Who are Marianne's best friends at college?

Peggy and Joanna

Sophie and Teresa

Rachel and Eric

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

He wants to go home to see his mom

He knows that Peggy will be around

He is looking for an excuse to break up

He doesn't want to ask for charity
21 What is the name of Marianne's boyfriend throughout much of college?

Joshua

Jamie

Simon

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

He is drunk and cannot find his way home

He has gotten into a car accident

He has been mugged

His scholarship has been revoked
23 What is the topic of the public argument between Connell and Marianne's boyfriend?

The war in Gaza

Whether art should be moral

The point of merit scholarships

Drug addiction
24 What part of his relationship with Marianne is frightening for Connell?

Her anger towards him for his past treatment of her

Her desire to be the sole focus of his life

Her willingness to do anything he asks

Her strict moral and aesthetic principles
25 Why does Marianne want a scholarship?

To fund her thesis research

To feel validated for her intelligence

To give the money to charity

To afford her education

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