Normal People Quizzes

Normal People Quiz: Plot Part 1

1 What town are Connell and Marianne from?
London

Carricklea

Pendleton

Galway
2 What kind of house does Marianne live in?
A mansion

A castle

A shack

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

To work as a cleaner

To arrest Marianne's brother

To meet with Marianne's mother
4 Which best describes Connell and Marianne at school?
Connell is considered a class clown, while Marianne is considered a bully

Connell is popular, but Marianne is friendless

Marianne is popular, while Connell is a bully

Marianne is popular, but Connell is seen as a new kid
5 What is Connell's greatest passion in high school?
Working at an animal shelter

Writing

Football

Cooking
6 Which of the following books do the two protagonists discuss?
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Crime and Punishment

Wuthering Heights

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 is in love

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

Billie

Lorraine

Siobhan
11 What does Marianne persuade Connell to study in college?
Biology

Law

History

English
12 Who is Marianne's enemy at school?
Rob

Karen

Rachel

Sophie
13 Why does Connell fight with his mother before he graduates?
Because he is failing math class

Because she disapproves of him dating Marianne

Because she is angry that he wants to move to Dublin

Because he hasn't asked Marianne to a dance
14 What secret does Marianne share with Connell?
That she has a terminal illness

That her father was abusive

That she is in love with Eric

That she had a younger sibling who died
15 Who is Alan?
Connell's school friend

Marianne's father

Marianne's brother

Connell's cousin
16 How does Connell reencounter Marianne at college?
She is handing out fliers for student elections

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

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

She is dating his classmate
17 Which best describes how the protagonists' lives change in college?
Marianne discovers a love of sports, but Connell embraces intellectual pursuits

Marianne becomes very popular, but Connell has few friends

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

Marianne begins to struggle in school, but Connell excels
18 Why does Connell disapprove of Marianne's new boyfriend?
He is in favor of defunding the university's English program

His debate club has invited a neo-Nazi to speak

He is part of a religious fundamentalist student group

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

Rachel and Eric

Sophie and Teresa

Niall and Elaine
20 Why doesn't Connell ask Marianne for a place to stay over the summer?
He knows that Peggy will be around

He wants to go home to see his mom

He doesn't want to ask for charity

He is looking for an excuse to break up
21 What is the name of Marianne's boyfriend throughout much of college?
Jamie

Simon

Joshua

Liam
22 Why does Connell ask Marianne for help and money when her friends are over?
His scholarship has been revoked

He is drunk and cannot find his way home

He has been mugged

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

Whether art should be moral

The point of merit scholarships

The war in Gaza
24 What part of his relationship with Marianne is frightening for Connell?
Her desire to be the sole focus of his life

Her willingness to do anything he asks

Her strict moral and aesthetic principles

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

To give the money to charity

To fund her thesis research

To feel validated for her intelligence

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