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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor use to correct the initial death certificate for Joss after examining him?
(a) An eraser.
(b) A red biro.
(c) A black marker.
(d) A paintbrush.

2. Who is Joss's drummer and great friend?
(a) Maniac McGee.
(b) Billy Rines.
(c) Big Red McCall.
(d) Malcolm Gladwell.

3. What does Millie think Joss would say to her if he was still alive concerning how to honor him after death?
(a) Not to mourn him but to celebrate him.
(b) To make sure she receives the royalty payments coming to him.
(c) To make sure his secret never got out.
(d) To make sure she takes good care of Colman.

4. What did Joss used to do for Millie every night they were married?
(a) Take off her makeup.
(b) Sing her a song.
(c) Read her a story.
(d) Brush her hair.

5. What does Millie first think when Joss tells her he has a secret and starts taking off his shirt?
(a) That he has been in an accident and has scars.
(b) That he may have a prosthetic arm.
(c) That he has broken bones.
(d) That he has to put on makeup to cover up the blotches on his skin from a skin disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the first song Kay uses an excerpt of lyrics from in the novel?

2. Where is the house that Millie flees to to escape the media spotlight in Part I of the book?

3. What was Joss's first big hit?

4. What is one of the affectionate gestures Colman remembers about Joss on page 45?

5. Why does Joss tell Millie he wants to ask Millie's mother to dance at their wedding?

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