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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many funerals has the narrator been to in the past (before the one in the novel)?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

2. What time is Laura's father's funeral?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Noon.
(d) One.

3. What instrument does Barry play?
(a) Bass.
(b) None.
(c) Drums.
(d) Guitar.

4. On what day is the funeral for Laura's father?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

5. What is one of the songs that the narrator would want played at his funeral?
(a) "One Love."
(b) "You Can't Always Get What You Want."
(c) "One Step Beyond."
(d) "Leader of the Pack."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Clara's field of work?

2. Where does Laura phone Rob from on his birthday?

3. What is Laura's dad's name?

4. Where does the character Jackie live?

5. Where does Penny work now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the guys talk about at work regarding funeral music?

2. Who comes into the shop unannounced in Chapter 22? Why?

3. Who does Charlie want Rob to meet? Why? How does he feel about it?

4. What does Rob remark about the times after he and Laura got back together in Chapter 29?

5. What is Rob's interaction with Alison Ashworth's parents?

6. Who does Rob attend the funeral with? How does he feel about it? What do they talk about on the ride there?

7. What happens when Laura comes to move her things out? How long does this take?

8. Why does Ian phone Rob? What is their conversation? How is Rob once it ends?

9. What happens on Rob's birthday? Who calls?

10. How is it for the protagonist to meet his second girlfriend? Where do they meet?

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