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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of lessons does Joss end up giving Colman's first girlfriend that he brings home?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Piano.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Painting.

2. What was the name of Joss's last album?
(a) Torr.
(b) Rubric.
(c) Wee Blue Bird.
(d) The Best of Joss Moody.

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

4. How has Colman acted towards his friends since Joss died as described on page 137?
(a) He has not seen any of them.
(b) He has gone on holidays with his best friends.
(c) He has gotten drunk with all of them.
(d) He has yelled at all of them and told them he never wants to see them again.

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

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

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

8. What does Colman remember his mother saying he went around with on page 165?
(a) An unreasonable view of the world.
(b) A huge chip on his shoulder.
(c) An entitled attitude.
(d) The weight of the world on his shoulders.

9. What does Sophie Stones tell Colman about his father's family that shocks Colman?
(a) Joss Moody has at least one sister living.
(b) Joss Moody has at least one brother living.
(c) Joss Moody's father is still alive.
(d) Joss Moody's mother is still alive.

10. What does Millie say "talks" on page 158?
(a) Money.
(b) Friends.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Family members.

11. Who tells the newspapers that he is surprised Joss was able to travel on the road with other musicians without them knowing Joss was a transgender person?
(a) Sean Lafferty.
(b) Big Red McCall.
(c) Mark Redmond.
(d) James Morgan.

12. How much money does Sophie pay Maggie for speaking with her?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

13. What day of the week did Millie like the most to spend with Joss?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

14. What decade does Colman remember Joss being obsessed with?
(a) The seventies.
(b) The eighties.
(c) The sixties.
(d) The fifties.

15. What shocks and dismays Millie the most about the letters she receives from Sophie Stones?
(a) She can tell her son Colman is cooperating with Sophie from Sophie's letters.
(b) The handwriting is terrible.
(c) She has to pay the postage to receive the letters herself.
(d) Sophie is offering Millie over one million pounds for her story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does Colman reach about why his father Joss left Scotland for London?

2. What did Edith Moore think was strange about the way Josephine was dressed on her last visit?

3. What does Sophie want from Colman that she says will help her write the book on page 140?

4. Where was Colman born?

5. What does Joss Moody give Maggie one day when she comes to work very upset?

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