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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joseph's mother work?

2. What does the first time Lucy and Joseph slept together come to be known as?

3. What does Joseph's mother like to do on the weekends?

4. What does Emma say will happen to David if the U.K. leaves the European Union?

5. How does Paul find out that Lucy is dating someone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joseph feel about Emma's flirting in Part I?

2. How does Lucy handle talking about Joseph to her friends in Part II?

3. Why are Joseph's father and mother voting for the U.K. to leave the European Union?

4. Why does Jaz leave Joseph's house angry after their date?

5. Why does Joseph ask Lucy how she is going to vote on the Brexit referendum?

6. How does Lucy find herself feeling about Joseph by the end of Part I?

7. What conclusion does Lucy reach about the man she goes out on a blind date with in Part I?

8. What behavior of Jaz's disturbs Joseph on his date with her?

9. Why does Lucy have to leave the dinner party with Michael Marwood in Part I?

10. How do Al and Dylan get along with Joseph, and what common interests do they have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most tangible manifestations of the class differences between Lucy and Joseph throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Joseph and Lucy almost never talk on the phone, but they do text often. Write an essay exploring how their mode of communication when they are not together - texting - affects their relationship.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Joseph's most significant reservations and worries about dating Lucy, and how does he deal with them throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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