Normal People Quizzes

Normal People Quiz: Plot Part 1

1 What town are Connell and Marianne from?
Galway

Carricklea

Pendleton

London
2 What kind of house does Marianne live in?
An apartment

A mansion

A castle

A shack
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

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

Connell is popular, but Marianne is friendless

Marianne is popular, while Connell is a bully
5 What is Connell's greatest passion in high school?
Cooking

Football

Writing

Working at an animal shelter
6 Which of the following books do the two protagonists discuss?
The Communist Manifesto

Wuthering Heights

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Crime and Punishment
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 is close with his mom

That he is intelligent and likes to read

That he enjoys his teacher flirting with him

That he is rich and will inherit a family fortune
9 How does Connell talk about his new relationship to his friends?
He constantly asks whether he should break up

He keeps it a secret

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?
Lorraine

Amanda

Billie

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

Biology

History

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

Rachel

Karen

Sophie
13 Why does Connell fight with his mother before he graduates?
Because she is angry that he wants to move to Dublin

Because she disapproves of him dating Marianne

Because he hasn't asked Marianne to a dance

Because he is failing math class
14 What secret does Marianne share with Connell?
That her father was abusive

That she has a terminal illness

That she had a younger sibling who died

That she is in love with Eric
15 Who is Alan?
Connell's cousin

Marianne's father

Connell's school friend

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

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

She is dating his classmate

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 becomes very popular, but Connell has few friends

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
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

Sophie and Teresa

Niall and Elaine

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 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

Liam

Jamie

Joshua
22 Why does Connell ask Marianne for help and money when her friends are over?
He has been mugged

His scholarship has been revoked

He has gotten into a car accident

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 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 willingness to do anything he asks

Her anger towards him for his past treatment of her

Her strict moral and aesthetic principles

Her desire to be the sole focus of his life
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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