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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Edith Moore think was strange about the way Josephine was dressed on her last visit?
2. How much money has Colman been offered as an advance on the book he works on with Sophie?
3. What does Colman decide for certain after he visits Edith Moore?
4. Why does Colman break things off with the first girlfriend he brings home?
5. How does Edith Moore feel about having an unexpected guest when Colman shows up to visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Maggie notice about Joss Moody almost immediately after meeting him?
2. What is the first thing Millie Moody asked the cleaner Maggie when she began working for the Moodys?
3. What does Maggie tell Sophie Stones that Sophie is delighted with?
4. What does Sophie admit that she spends too much of her money on?
5. How does Colman Moody feel about the prospect of meeting Joss Moody's mother for the first time?
6. What does Colman think is the first thing he would ask his father Joss Moody if he had the opportunity to ask him one thing again?
7. How does Sophie Stones feel about her sister, Sarah?
8. What was Millie's favorite day with Joss, and why did she cherish it so much?
9. How does Joss Moody feel when he plays the trumpet?
10. What does Colman think about the relationship he had with Joss just before Joss died?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Kay's choice to tell her story from many different characters' viewpoints affect the reader's experience of Trumpet? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What do the circumstances under which Colman ends his relationship with Melanie say about some of the key difficulties and feelings he had with his father, Joss Moody? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support it.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the range of feelings Millie experiences while staying at her house in Torr immediately following Joss's death and the release of the news that he was a transgender person.
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