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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. Whose bedroom does Lou move into in Chapter 13?

2. What is Lou doing in the kitchen when Will comes in to talk to her in Chapter 15?

3. How long is it until Lou's contract ends when Will is put in the hospital in Chapter 22?

4. Who was the young football player who had assisted suicide performed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Lou, Will, and Nathan go for holiday in Chapter 23? Why?

2. Who is Steven's mistress? How is her past with Steven described in Chapter 21: Steven?

3. What has caused the press to keep trying to contact Lou in Chapter 25: Katrina?

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

5. What gifts does Will buy for the wedding in Chapter 18? How are they described?

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

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

8. What causes the conflict betwen Will and Lou at the end of their vacation in Chapter 23?

9. What responses does "Busy Bee" get to her questions on the quadriplegic chat site in Chapter 15?

10. What letter does Treena tell Lou about in Chapter 25: Treena? How does Lou respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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