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

2. What is Colman's preferred alcoholic drink?

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

4. What time does Edith Moore wake at every morning?

5. How was Sophie Stones' previous book received?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Colman think about the relationship he had with Joss just before Joss died?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Write an essay exploring the prejudices, biases, and racist attitudes that Joss and Millie encountered when they began dating and eventually got married.

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