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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. What does Lucy ask Joseph to do as an apology for what happened when he babysat in Chapter 3?

2. Who babysits for Lucy in Chapter 2?

3. What does Lucy tell Emma is very important to her when considering whether she wants to date someone?

4. In Chapter 5, where does Lucy go when she asks Joseph to babysit?

5. Who is Joseph's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paul react to the news of Lucy's relationship with Joseph?

2. Why is Lucy in the process of separating from her husband Paul?

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

4. What problems does Joseph sometimes deal with in coaching youth soccer?

5. How does Lucy feel about her first date with Michael Marwood?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think are some of the most significant and/or honest revelations that pass between Lucy and Joseph regarding issues of race and racism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Given how Hornby has built and developed both Joseph's and Lucy's characters, do you think their remaining together at the end of the novel is plausible? Write an essay explaining your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Joseph's vote on the Brexit question reveal about his character, personality, and decision-making process? What do Lucy's friends' reaction to his revelation about his vote, much later in the novel, reveal about their characters and personalities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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