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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Big Red McCall take great offense to people saying about Joss Moody?
(a) That he had a baby face.
(b) That Joss was not a good musician.
(c) That his skin was as smooth as a woman's.
(d) That he should have known Joss was a transgender person.

3. 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) Mark Redmond.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Big Red McCall.

4. How was Sophie Stones' previous book received?
(a) It had mediocre sales.
(b) It was pulled from the shelves because of inaccuracies.
(c) It was a best seller.
(d) She lost money on it as it sold poorly.

5. What time does Sophie Stones wake up at every morning?
(a) 6.
(b) 7:10.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Red McCall forget about Joss's death?

2. What did Joss buy Colman as a present when he was a teenager that Colman feels has a different meaning now?

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

4. Where does Sophie urge Colman to go with her to research the book on page 141?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maggie feel about the Moodys as a family, and how they treated her as their cleaner?

2. Why is Melanie called Melanie, instead of her given name, Ruth?

3. How does Big Red McCall, Joss Moody's drummer, feel about Joss?

4. What was Millie's favorite day with Joss, and why did she cherish it so much?

5. How does Colman help Millie immediately after Joss's death?

6. What is the first thing Millie Moody asked the cleaner Maggie when she began working for the Moodys?

7. Why does Colman get up and follow a man, another passenger, on the train to Glasgow?

8. How does Colman Moody feel during his train journey from London to Glasgow to meet Sophie Stones?

9. How does Joss Moody feel when he plays the trumpet?

10. How does Sophie Stones feel about her sister, Sarah?

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