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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 the Year Eight student that Lucy's supervisor is disciplining do to get in trouble?

2. Who does Joseph reconnect with from his past in Chapter 8?

3. Where do Hanna and Joseph stay while on vacation in Chapter 10?

4. Who is Lucy's father?

5. What does Jaz think of the song lyrics Joseph writes for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident makes both Hanna and Lucy uncomfortable at Max Gate?

2. How do Joseph and Lucy react differently to the police's interaction with Joseph in Part III?

3. How does Lucy feel after taking Joseph to the quiz night at her children's school?

4. What do Lucy and Joseph do almost exclusively with one another in Part III?

5. Who does Joseph think would be a good singer for his music track, and why might this present a problem for him?

6. Why does Lucy tell Joseph she thinks they should break up in Part IV?

7. How does Joseph really feel about Hanna in Part III?

8. What is Joseph's experience of the Shakespeare play?

9. Why does Hanna refuse to have sex with Joseph in Part IV at Michael Marwood's cottage?

10. What does Joseph tell Hanna on the way to Michael Marwood's house in Part III that upsets Hanna?

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

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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