Normal People Quizzes

Normal People Quiz: Plot Part 1

1 What town are Connell and Marianne from?

Pendleton

London

Carricklea

Galway
2 What kind of house does Marianne live in?

A castle

A shack

A mansion

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

To deliver food

To work as a cleaner

To meet with Marianne's mother

To arrest Marianne's brother
4 Which best describes Connell and Marianne at school?

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

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

Football

Working at an animal shelter

Cooking

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

The Communist Manifesto

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Wuthering Heights

Crime and Punishment
7 Which of the following stories do classmates like to tell about Marianne?

The time she kissed Connell in front of a teacher

The time she threw up on the school bus

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

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

That he enjoys his teacher flirting with him

That he is close with his mom

That he is rich and will inherit a family fortune

That he is intelligent and likes to read
9 How does Connell talk about his new relationship to his friends?

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

He keeps it a secret
10 What is the name of Connell's mother?

Lorraine

Billie

Amanda

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

Biology

Law

History

English
12 Who is Marianne's enemy at school?

Rachel

Karen

Sophie

Rob
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 is failing math class

Because he hasn't asked Marianne to a dance
14 What secret does Marianne share with Connell?

That she is in love with Eric

That her father was abusive

That she had a younger sibling who died

That she has a terminal illness
15 Who is Alan?

Connell's cousin

Marianne's father

Marianne's brother

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

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

Marianne becomes very popular, but Connell has few friends

Marianne begins to struggle in school, but Connell excels
18 Why does Connell disapprove of Marianne's new boyfriend?

He speaks condescendingly to Marianne

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
19 Who are Marianne's best friends at college?

Niall and Elaine

Peggy and Joanna

Rachel and Eric

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 knows that Peggy will be around

He doesn't want to ask for charity

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

The point of merit scholarships

The war in Gaza

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

Her strict moral and aesthetic principles

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
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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