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

2. What happens at the start of Lucy's date that is awkward?

3. What does Joseph buy with his babysitting money?

4. What does Joseph think Lucy smells like?

5. What does Lucy find infuriating about her dinner companions in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What behavior of Jaz's disturbs Joseph on his date with her?

3. What conclusion does Lucy reach about the man she goes out on a blind date with in Part I?

4. Why does Jaz leave Joseph's house angry after their date?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Joseph plan on jump-starting his D.J.-ing in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given how Hornby has built and developed both Joseph's and Lucy's characters, do you think their remaining together at the end of the novel is plausible? Write an essay explaining your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Joseph's pursuit of music, and his sharing this with Lucy for the first time, lead to a highlighting of their age difference for him, and how does he react to this development? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

How does Joseph's and Lucy's relationship change from before their breakup, which coincides with Joseph meeting Hanna, to after that breakup, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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