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Normal People Quiz: Plot Part 1

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1 What town are Connell and Marianne from?

Carricklea

London

Galway

Pendleton
2 What kind of house does Marianne live in?

A mansion

A castle

An apartment

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

To work as a cleaner

To arrest Marianne's brother

To meet with Marianne's mother

To deliver food
4 Which best describes Connell and Marianne at school?

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

Marianne is popular, while Connell is a bully

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?

Football

Working at an animal shelter

Writing

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

Crime and Punishment

Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Communist Manifesto

Wuthering Heights
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 threw up on the school bus

The time she took her shirt off in the school bathroom

The time she kissed Connell in front of a teacher
8 What misconception do Connell's classmates hold about him?

That he enjoys his teacher flirting with him

That he is rich and will inherit a family fortune

That he is intelligent and likes to read

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 tells them that he is in love

He constantly asks whether he should break up

He tells them that he wants to be single again
10 What is the name of Connell's mother?

Siobhan

Lorraine

Billie

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

Law

English

History

Biology
12 Who is Marianne's enemy at school?

Rob

Karen

Rachel

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

Because she is angry that he wants to move to Dublin

Because he is failing math class

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 had a younger sibling who died

That she is in love with Eric

That she has a terminal illness

That her father was abusive
15 Who is Alan?

Connell's school friend

Marianne's brother

Connell's cousin

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

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

She is dating his classmate
17 Which best describes how the protagonists' lives change in college?

Marianne becomes very popular, but Connell has few friends

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

Marianne begins to struggle in school, but Connell excels

Marianne has no money, while Connell's scholarship gives him more than he needs
18 Why does Connell disapprove of Marianne's new boyfriend?

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

He speaks condescendingly to Marianne

He is part of a religious fundamentalist student group

His debate club has invited a neo-Nazi to speak
19 Who are Marianne's best friends at college?

Rachel and Eric

Peggy and Joanna

Niall and Elaine

Sophie and Teresa
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 doesn't want to ask for charity

He knows that Peggy will be around

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

Simon

Jamie

Joshua

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

He has been mugged

He is drunk and cannot find his way home

His scholarship has been revoked

He has gotten into a car accident
23 What is the topic of the public argument between Connell and Marianne's boyfriend?

Whether art should be moral

Drug addiction

The point of merit scholarships

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

Her willingness to do anything he asks

Her anger towards him for his past treatment of her

Her desire to be the sole focus of his life

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

To afford her education

To feel validated for her intelligence

To fund her thesis research

To give the money to charity

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