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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 phrase does Jaz use to describe Joseph dating Lucy?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Joseph start doing regularly at Lucy's?

3. What does Jaz drink during her studio recording session?

4. What does Lucy think the Brexit referendum is really doing to people in Chapter 8?

5. Where did Lucy grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Lucy listens to Joseph's music track for the first time?

5. Why does Lucy hesitate so much about the question of Joseph meeting her parents?

6. What happens between Joseph and Lucy after Hanna leaves Michael Marwood's cottage early?

7. How does Lucy react to Paul's new girlfriend?

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

9. What changes in Joseph's and Lucy's relationship following the Brexit vote?

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

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

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.

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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