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

2. Why does Colman break things off with the first girlfriend he brings home?
(a) She tells him she wants to have sex.
(b) She tells him she wants to be a musician.
(c) She tells him she thinks his father Joss is very gentle and attractive.
(d) She tells him he is too angry all the time.

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

4. 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's father is still alive.
(c) Joss Moody has at least one brother living.
(d) Joss Moody's mother is still alive.

5. 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) Threaten him.
(c) Blackmail him.
(d) Bribe him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie do to her house before Sophie Stones comes?

2. Where do Millie and Joss sometimes drive and walk on the weekends together?

3. What does Sophie most want Colman to get from Edith Moore when he visits her?

4. When does Colman's relationship with Joss start to improve?

5. What did Joss make for breakfast frequently that Millie can not quite make as well?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Maggie tell Sophie Stones that Sophie is delighted with?

5. What is Colman Moody's own flat in London like?

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

7. What does Sophie Stones ask Colman to give to her and let her read that she feels is very important?

8. Why does Colman break up with his girlfriend Melanie?

9. How does Colman Moody feel about the prospect of meeting Joss Moody's mother for the first time?

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

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