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

2. What does Colman remember his mother saying he went around with on page 165?

3. What does Maggie still have that belongs to the Moodys?

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

5. How does Colman travel to Glasgow to meet Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sophie Stones Tell Colman about Joss that shocks him on page 143?

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

4. How does Millie Moody feel when she begins getting multiple letters from Sophie Stones?

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

6. Why does Colman quit his job as a courier right after Joss's funeral?

7. What does Sophie admit that she spends too much of her money on?

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

9. What does Maggie notice about Joss Moody almost immediately after meeting him?

10. What does Colman's friend Sammy tell him about working with Sophie Stones and doing a book on Joss with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it so important for Colman Moody to know about the history and origins of Joss Moody's own father, and why do you think Joss Moody is so reluctant to tell him while he is still alive? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

What do the bandages that Joss Moody wears all the time to bind his breasts represent? What is the significance of his wife Millie's daily application of the bandages? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Kay describes a wide range of character reactions to the shocking revelation that Joss Moody was born with a woman's body. Choose three characters who exhibit a range of different reactions to the revelation and analyze their reactions. Write an essay explaining what you think Kay is trying to convey to the reader about the experience of transgender people through her descriptions of these different characters' reactions.

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