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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Millie and Joss sometimes drive and walk on the weekends together?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) The Heath.
(c) London.
(d) Wales.

3. What does Colman do for Millie right after Joss's death that surprises Millie?
(a) Tells her he is sorry.
(b) Cries.
(c) Helps her by taking charge and making calls and arrangements.
(d) Buys her flowers.

4. What is Big Red McCall's given first name?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Michael.
(c) Mark.
(d) Manfred.

5. How does Colman travel to Glasgow to meet Sophie?
(a) By train.
(b) By plane.
(c) By car.
(d) By ferry.

6. What does Sophie most want Colman to get from Edith Moore when he visits her?
(a) A tape recording of his interview with Edith.
(b) A promise that she will talk to Sophie too.
(c) Money.
(d) A photo of Josephine as a young girl.

7. What does Maggie always remember the Moody house smelling like?
(a) Roast meat.
(b) Salad dressing.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Fresh coffee.

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

9. What does Joss remember his father liking to do on page 183?
(a) Swimming in the sea.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Going to the barber to get his hair cut.
(d) Shopping for clothes.

10. What is the name everyone calls the first girlfriend Colman brings home?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Ruth.

11. What did Joss buy Colman as a present when he was a teenager that Colman feels has a different meaning now?
(a) His first trumpet.
(b) His first pair of dress shoes.
(c) A shaving brush, mirror, and razor.
(d) His first suit.

12. How does Joss act around the first girlfriend Colman brings home, at least at first?
(a) Joss ignores the girlfriend.
(b) Joss leaves when the girlfriend arrives.
(c) Edgy and nervous.
(d) Extremely formal and cordial.

13. Who does Colman call the morning he leaves for Glasgow from London?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His friend Sammy.
(c) Sophie, to tell her he might not make it.
(d) Millie, his mother.

14. What does Big Red McCall forget about Joss's death?
(a) What Joss died from.
(b) When Joss died.
(c) What Joss's funeral was like.
(d) Whether or not he wrote Millie a condolence card.

15. What instrument did Joss try to encourage Colman to play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Drums.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie say the Moodys did to clean their clothes?

2. What is one thing Maggie notices right away about Joss Moody?

3. How does Sophie start referring to their project that begins to grate on Colman on page 210?

4. What does Sophie admit to herself that she spends too much money on?

5. How does Sophie Stones refer to Joss Moody in her own mind?

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