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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 is the shop assistant that Emma keeps trying to flirt with?

2. What does Lucy's date in Chapter 1 say to start the conversation that makes her cringe?

3. Who does Joseph live with?

4. Where does the person who asks Lucy out on a date in Chapter 3 ask her to go?

5. What is one thing that makes Lucy uncomfortable in talking about Brexit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lucy annoyed with Emma in Part I?

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

3. How does Joseph's mother react when she finds out he is dating Lucy, and why does she feel this way?

4. Why does Lucy really ask Joseph to babysit on a Sunday night in Part II?

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

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

7. What does Joseph really want to do for a career, even though he knows it is unrealistic, and why?

8. Why are Joseph's father and mother voting for the U.K. to leave the European Union?

9. How does Joseph feel about Emma's flirting in Part I?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Joseph's and Hanna's visit to Lucy at Michael Marwood's cottage in the country change the course of Joseph's and Lucy's relationship, as well as the course of the novel's plot? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the economic anxieties Joseph hears about from both of his parents in relation to the way they plan to vote in the Brexit referendum? How are the opinions of Joseph's friends and family on Brexit different from those of Lucy's friends and family? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the most tangible manifestations of the class differences between Lucy and Joseph throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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