View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jean think of Jeremy's friend, Toby?

2. What did Bernard usually do when he knew Jeremy had just been to see June?

3. Bernard tells people that June believes the dogs she encountered on the path were something other than just dogs. What were they?

4. What is happening in Jean and Harper's relationship?

5. What was Bernard's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Bernard's version of how he and June first met, he says that he could see no point in her job, therefore he did not notice her at all. In his world, she did not even exist until someone told him that she was beautiful. What might this say about Bernard's personality?

2. Although June and Bernard appear to be living separate lives in Part One, why does Bernard visit her and want news of her from Jeremy?

3. What thoughts are probably going through Jeremy's mind as he watches June plants flower bulbs?

4. Describe Jeremy's method of spending time with his friends' parents.

5. In Part One, we know that Jeremy is a bit obsessed with looking at a photograph of June and Bernard that June keeps in her bedroom in the nursing home. What are Jeremy's predominant thoughts when he views the photo?

6. Why did Jeremy feel that Toby Langley did not appreciate his parents?

7. How did Jeremy feel about leaving home for Oxford and being free to live on his own?

8. Why did Jeremy not ever return to Notting Hill?

9. In June's version of how she and Bernard first met, she actively pursues him, making sure that Bernard sees her when he is near his office. She even tries to make small talk with him. Why does June pursue Bernard when he does not even seem to notice her?

10. Does Jeremy feel like a surrogate parent to Sally?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain whether this novel is politically or religiously skewed. Has the author made his feelings on the subjects known by the end of the story? How?

Essay Topic 2

As early as the Preface of the book, Jeremy states that the simplest way of restoring a lost parent is to become a parent yourself. What do you think he meant by this statement? How is it true or false? How does this statement reflect Jeremy's relationship with Sally?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast June and Bernard's personalities and belief systems.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 967 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample