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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 Joss think would have become of him much earlier in life if not for his trumpet?

2. What does Colman do for Millie right after Joss's death that surprises Millie?

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

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

5. Where was Colman born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the first thing Millie Moody asked the cleaner Maggie when she began working for the Moodys?

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

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

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

What are some of the most significant struggles and hardships in the Moodys' marriage? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are Kay's most powerful and emotionally resonant depictions of Millie's grief in the wake of Joss's death? How does Kay manage to separate the somewhat mundane grief of a shattered widow from the extraordinary stresses Millie is dealing with in the wake of Joss's death? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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