View a FREE sample

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 home called where Will lives in the novel?

2. What is the signature dish at the restaurant where Lou takes Will after the races in Chapter 11?

3. What month was it when Lou says she stopped being fearless in Chapter 12?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Nathan do when he arrives in Chapter 6?

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

8. What secret revelation does Lou discover in the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What has prompted the press to begin harassing Lou and her family at the end of the novel? Who is presumably responsible for leaking information to the press? Who confronts this person and how?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss and analyze the character of Will Traynor in Me Before You. What caused Will to become a quadriplegic? How did this event change his character? How does Will's character change as a result of his knowing Lou?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 692 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample