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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 is the big news that Alicia relates to Will in Chapter 4?

2. What group does Lou go to meet with along with Patrick in Chapter 4?

3. Lou says in Chapter 6 that her mom can date her unusual shoe thing back to what age?

4. What kind of painkiller does Lou give to Will when she wakes him up in Chapter 6?

5. What is Lou's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles do Lou and Nathan encounter at the racetrack in Chapter 11?

2. What movie does Will get Lou to watch in Chapter 5? Why?

3. Where does Will agree to go with Lou in Chapter 12? Is the outing successful?

4. How does Lou respond when Mrs. Traynor finds her sleeping in Will's bed in Chapter 6?

5. What does Lou discover when she hears a crash from the kitchen in Chapter 4?

6. Who comes to visit Will in Chapter 4? Why?

7. How does Lou get the group of drunken men at the racetrack to assist her and Nathan in Chapter 11?

8. How does Lou describe meeting Patrick in Chapter 7?

9. How does Lou describe her relationship with her sister in the beginning of the novel?

10. What is Lou's home life like in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Me Before You. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition into rising action? Where is the climax of the story? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Louisa Clark as the protagonist of Me Before You. How old is Louisa at the beginning of the novel? How does Louisa's character evolve in the course of the story? What leads to her character's changes?

Essay Topic 3

How do Louisa's feelings about Will change after she learns he intends to undergo assisted suicide? What convinces Lou to stay working for Will's family? How does this change Lou's objectives in the novel?

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