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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 does Millie think about Joss's spirit in the wake of his death?

2. What kind of lessons does Joss end up giving Colman's first girlfriend that he brings home?

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

4. What does Millie think about having lived with a genius?

5. How does Edith Moore feel about having an unexpected guest when Colman shows up to visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Big Red McCall react when Sophie Stones calls him to ask him about Joss Moody?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, Colman and Millie are about to meet face-to-face for the first time since Colman found out that his father Joss was born as a woman. Given all that has transpired in the novel to this point, write an essay predicting what you think may transpire during this meeting. Will Colman and his mother be able to find mutual forgiveness and forge a path towards a peaceful relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Maggie, the Moodys' house cleaner, decide to give an interview to the journalist Sophie Stones, and what important information does Maggie give to Sophie about Joss Moody? How does Maggie feel about having done the interview afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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