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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 kind of car does Jo drive?

2. Who does Mike kill in Part III?

3. Who gets upset by Jo's presence in the studio in Part III?

4. What does Jo end up doing after moving back to London in Part IV?

5. Who is Ben's brother-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jo end up doing after moving back to London, and why does she move back from America?

2. What does the woman Val helps at her volunteering position tell Val about why she is so upset?

3. How does Alec feel about looking after his granddaughter Vicky?

4. Why did Pastor Michael dislike Ben when they first met?

5. Why does Jo never end up playing her music for Ricky in Part III?

6. Why do Vern and his wife Kath break up?

7. What problem does Val's husband Claude struggle with?

8. What does the old drunk man at the market say to Mike and the other Neo-Nazis?

9. Why does Marsha sometimes get nervous when her sister comes to visit the house for family events?

10. Who does Vern meet by chance in Part III and how do the two interact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jo find her way back to her dream of producing her own music and putting it out in the world towards the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Spufford use the character of Mike to explore some aspects of racism and racist attitudes in postwar Britain? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Spufford use Vern's love of opera to signify/symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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