3. What movie do the narrator's parents take him to see?
(a) Godzilla.
(b) The Remains of the Day.
(c) Bloody Sunday.
(d) Howard's End.

4. What is one of the things Rob did before Laura left?
(a) Cheated on her.
(b) Hit her.
(c) Broke her heart.
(d) Stole money from her.

5. With whom does the narrator say he had the "best sex [he'd] ever had"
(a) Rosie.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Laura.
(d) Michelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Chapter 3 of the introduction take place?

2. How old is the narrator in Chapter 1 of the introduction?

3. How much money did the narrator borrow from Laura?

4. What day of the week is the busiest at Rob's shop?

5. What song did Laura request to have played at the club where the narrator deejayed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rob ask Laura about Ian in Chapter 10? What does she respond?

2. Who comes to the shop on the Saturday after the main characters go to the pub? What happens?

3. What happens when the narrator's mother calls in Chapter 2?

4. How does Rob assume Liz found out information which made her yell at him? What could she have found out?

5. What does the narrator do in times of trouble? How does this console him?

6. What does the protagonist think when he sees the record collection of the woman who called? Why does she have the price she does for the collection?

7. What does the protagonist think of the idea of going to the movies with his parents? Who does he see at the cinema who depresses him?

8. What were the narrator's first two relationships like and how did they end?

9. What happens the morning after Rob sleeps with Marie?

10. What does Rob recall about how he met Laura? What song did she request?

(see the answer keys)

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