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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. Where does Lou hope to take Will in California in Chapter 20?

2. Whose bedroom does Lou move into in Chapter 13?

3. What does Will watch a documentary about in Chapter 17?

4. Who catches Mrs. Traynor when she collapses in Chapter 24?

5. Where has Will's guest come to visit from in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lou behave toward Will on their return home in Chapter 24?

2. What leads to the conflict between Lou and Patrick in the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. What activities do Will, Lou, and Nathan engage on in holiday in Chapter 23?

4. What is significant about the newspaper articles that Lou describes in May in Chapter 14?

5. What leads to Lou and Patrick's breakup in the novel?

6. Who comes to visit Will in Chapter 17? What does Lou learn about this man?

7. Where does Lou decide she wants to take Will for holiday in Chapter 20?

8. What does Lou reveal to Camilla at the cafe in Chapter 17? How does Camilla respond?

9. Why does Nathan become concerned about Will's health in Chapter 19: Nathan?

10. What causes Lou to have a panic attack in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of trauma and the impacts of trauma in Me Before You. How is this theme explored through Louisa's character? How is it examined through Will's character? What symbolism and imagery connects to this theme?

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

Why does Camilla Traynor hire Louisa despite her lack of experience? How does she treat Louisa? In what ways does the relationship between these characters change in the course of the story?

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