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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 Emma talk about loudly in the shop line that embarrasses Lucy?

2. Who does Joseph work with at the butcher shop who is roughly his own age?

3. Why is Joseph's dad feeling better than he usually does in Chapter 5?

4. What game does one of Lucy's sons like to play on his X-Box?

5. How does Lucy tell her friends in Chapter 6 that she met Joseph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the qualities about Lucy that attract Joseph to her?

2. How does Lucy feel about sex with Joseph at first in Part II?

3. How does Lucy handle Paul's surprise appearance at her house in Part I?

4. Why is Lucy in the process of separating from her husband Paul?

5. Why does Lucy have to leave the dinner party with Michael Marwood in Part I?

6. How does Lucy handle talking about Joseph to her friends in Part II?

7. Why does Joseph ask Lucy how she is going to vote on the Brexit referendum?

8. How do Al and Dylan get along with Joseph, and what common interests do they have?

9. How does Paul react to the news of Lucy's relationship with Joseph?

10. What is Joseph's relationship with Chris like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of Joseph's most significant reservations and worries about dating Lucy, and how does he deal with them throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lucy feel about dating in general in the wake of her fairly fresh breakup with her husband, Paul? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Lucy's meeting alone with Joseph's mother, Mrs. Campbell? What are Mrs. Campbell's main objections to Lucy's and Joseph's relationship, and how does Lucy handle these misgivings? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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