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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 Joseph tell Lucy when she asks if he thinks they should be seeing each other at all in Chapter 11?

2. What game does Lucy suggest that she and Joseph play in Chapter 8?

3. Who tells Joseph her family might have to leave the country because of Brexit?

4. How does Cassie guess who Joseph is dating?

5. Who does Joseph reconnect with from his past in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joseph really feel about Hanna in Part III?

2. What changes in Joseph's and Lucy's relationship following the Brexit vote?

3. What happens between Joseph and Lucy after Hanna leaves Michael Marwood's cottage early?

4. What is Joseph's experience of the Shakespeare play?

5. Who does Joseph think would be a good singer for his music track, and why might this present a problem for him?

6. What strains and tensions does Lucy start to see in her school regarding Brexit in Part III?

7. What incident makes both Hanna and Lucy uncomfortable at Max Gate?

8. How does Joseph explain his vote on Brexit to himself?

9. What does Joseph's friend PoundMan tell him about his music track?

10. Why does Lucy tell Joseph she thinks they should break up in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Hornby introduces Emma Baker to the reader in the beginning of the novel, but does not revisit her as a character at all in the second half of the book? What do you think Hornby is trying to communicate to the reader with Emma's character? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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