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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maggie tell Sophie she thought was strange when she cleaned for the Moodys?
(a) She saw a lot of cash lying around the house.
(b) She saw a letter on Joss's desk signed "Josephine."
(c) Strange people often knocked on the door.
(d) They were always changing the locks.

2. What was one thing Millie was fussy about that Maggie remembers?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her food.
(d) Her ornaments from around the world.

3. What does Maggie say the Moodys did to clean their clothes?
(a) They had two washing machines.
(b) They hand washed their clothes in the sink.
(c) They did not do laundry.
(d) They had a laundry service.

4. What does Maggie still have that belongs to the Moodys?
(a) Their important papers.
(b) The keys to their house.
(c) Their baby photographs.
(d) Their ceramic collection.

5. What does Colman tell Sophie her eyes are the same color as?
(a) Cornflower.
(b) The sea.
(c) His Jack Daniels.
(d) Chocolate.

6. What does Big Red McCall accuse Sophie Stones of trying to do to him to get the information she wants?
(a) Threaten him.
(b) Blackmail him.
(c) Trade sex for information.
(d) Bribe him.

7. What is the first thing Millie asks Maggie when Maggie comes to work for the Moodys?
(a) If she needs to be paid more.
(b) If she has anything against gay people.
(c) If she knows who Millie's husband is.
(d) If she can keep a secret.

8. How does Sophie start referring to their project that begins to grate on Colman on page 210?
(a) Our book.
(b) Your father's legacy.
(c) My book.
(d) The deal.

9. What is the black man on the train whom Colman thinks looks like Joss carrying?
(a) A heavy bag.
(b) Two cups of tea.
(c) His coat.
(d) Two children.

10. What sound startles Maggie on her third visit to the Moody house?
(a) The dishwasher.
(b) The dog.
(c) Colman yelling.
(d) Joss's trumpet.

11. What is Colman's preferred alcoholic drink?
(a) Red wine.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

12. What is one thing Maggie notices right away about Joss Moody?
(a) He has a lot of stubble on his face.
(b) He has a strange accent.
(c) He is unusually gentle for a man.
(d) His breasts.

13. What does Maggie do to her house before Sophie Stones comes?
(a) Cleans it top to bottom.
(b) Sprays it with perfume.
(c) Paints it.
(d) Wallpapers it.

14. What does Millie think about Joss's spirit in the wake of his death?
(a) She thinks he needs her to ensure he will be the most beloved trumpet player of all time before he can be at peace.
(b) She thinks his spirit is fully at peace.
(c) She thinks he may have gone to purgatory.
(d) She thinks his spirit is hanging around in limbo because of all the trouble that started after his death.

15. What does Colman keep telling Sophie when she asks for the letter his father gave him?
(a) He says he burned it.
(b) He lies and says he forgot it.
(c) He says he lost it.
(d) He says his dog ate it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie tell Sophie about her reaction when she first heard Joss was transgender?

2. What time does Sophie Stones wake up at every morning?

3. What was the name of Joss's last album?

4. What kind of lessons does Joss end up giving Colman's first girlfriend that he brings home?

5. What does Millie say "talks" on page 158?

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