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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. Who is the sound engineer that records Jaz singing Joseph's song?

2. What is Lucy's actual reaction to Joseph breaking up with her?

3. How does Cassie guess who Joseph is dating?

4. What does Joseph ask the person from his past that he reconnects with in Chapter 8?

5. What phrase does Jaz use to describe Joseph dating Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Lucy listens to Joseph's music track for the first time?

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

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

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

10. How does Lucy react to Paul's new girlfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Joseph and Lucy navigate their age, race, and class differences throughout their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does the Brexit vote - the lead up to the referendum, the result itself, and its aftermath - say about the United Kingdom, according to Hornby? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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