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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. How much money does Nathan win at the racetrack in Chapter 11?

2. What is the name of Will's mother?

3. What does Lou tell the racegoers in order to get them to help with Will's wheelchair in Chapter 11?

4. Why is Lou's father unable to drive the car in Chapter 6?

5. Whose boutique has Will's former girlfriend begun to manage in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will feel about his outing to the racetrack in Chapter 11?

2. What advice does Treena give to Lou once she learns the truth about Will in Chapter 9?

3. How is Lou's outfit described for her interview in Chapter 2? Why did she wear this outfit?

4. How would you describe Will's character in the Prologue: 2007?

5. What secret does Lou learn about Mr. Traynor in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

9. Who arrives after Lou has cut Will's hair in Chapter 7? How does she behave toward Will?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of assisted suicide and the theme of the right to choose in Me Before You. How is this controversial subject explored through character in the story? How does the author explore this theme through action and conflict? What symbolism relates to this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the character of Nathan in the novel. What is Nathan's role in the Traynor home? For how long has he been involved in the home? What relationship does he form with Louisa?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Me Before You. Where in the novel does the narrative perspective change? Why do you think the author makes these transitions? How would the novel differ if related from a different narrator?

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