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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. Lou says in Chapter 2 that she preferred wearing boys' clothes until what age?

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

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

4. How many footsteps does the narrator describe between the bus stop and home in the opening of Chapter 1: 2009?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lou note about Will at the hospital visit in Chapter 5? What does this signify?

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

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

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

6. How is Lou's first meeting with Will described in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. How does Camilla describe her response to her son's intention to undergo assisted suicide in Chapter 8: Camilla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Traynor family and the Clark family in the novel. How are they similar? How are they different? What conflicts do each of these families face?

Essay Topic 2

Where does Lou take Will and Nathan for Will's first outing? What obstacles does Lou encounter during this outing? How does Will feel about his experiences on the outing?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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