Normal People Quizzes

Normal People Quiz: Plot Part 1

1 What town are Connell and Marianne from?
Carricklea

London

Galway

Pendleton
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 work as a cleaner

To meet with Marianne's mother

To deliver food

To arrest Marianne's brother
4 Which best describes Connell and Marianne at school?
Connell is popular, but Marianne is friendless

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
5 What is Connell's greatest passion in high school?
Working at an animal shelter

Football

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 took her shirt off in the school bathroom

The time she kissed Connell in front of a teacher

The time she threw up on the school bus
8 What misconception do Connell's classmates hold about him?
That he is close with his mom

That he is rich and will inherit a family fortune

That he enjoys his teacher flirting with him

That he is intelligent and likes to read
9 How does Connell talk about his new relationship to his friends?
He keeps it a secret

He tells them that he wants to be single again

He tells them that he is in love

He constantly asks whether he should break up
10 What is the name of Connell's mother?
Billie

Lorraine

Amanda

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

Law

English

Biology
12 Who is Marianne's enemy at school?
Karen

Sophie

Rachel

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

Because he hasn't asked Marianne to a dance

Because he is failing math class

Because she disapproves of him dating Marianne
14 What secret does Marianne share with Connell?
That she has a terminal illness

That she had a younger sibling who died

That she is in love with Eric

That her father was abusive
15 Who is Alan?
Marianne's brother

Connell's school friend

Marianne's father

Connell's cousin
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 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 begins to struggle in school, but Connell excels

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

Marianne becomes very popular, but Connell has few friends

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 is part of a religious fundamentalist student group

He speaks condescendingly to Marianne

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

Niall and Elaine

Sophie and Teresa

Rachel and Eric
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 wants to go home to see his mom

He doesn't want to ask for charity

He knows that Peggy will be around
21 What is the name of Marianne's boyfriend throughout much of college?
Joshua

Simon

Jamie

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

His scholarship has been revoked

He has been mugged
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 desire to be the sole focus of his life

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 feel validated for her intelligence

To fund her thesis research

To give the money to charity

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