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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 ask the person from his past that he reconnects with in Chapter 8?

2. Where do Lucy and Joseph go out together in Chapter 12?

3. What does Joseph tell Lucy was a good thing about his police interaction?

4. Where does Joseph go to eat after he votes?

5. Who does Lucy work with who is ardently pro-Brexit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hanna tell Lucy about why she does not think Hanna and Joseph will stay as a couple?

3. What common interests do Lucy and Hanna discover they have, and where does this lead them to visit in Part IV?

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

5. Why does Lucy hesitate so much about the question of Joseph meeting her parents?

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

7. How do Joseph and Lucy react differently to the police's interaction with Joseph in Part III?

8. What do Lucy and Joseph do almost exclusively with one another in Part III?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How do Joseph and Lucy each react to the Brexit vote, and how does the result of the vote affect their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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