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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 232 - 278).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the peculiarities of Joss's death that the registrar notices?
(a) He had claimed no pension.
(b) He had died at home.
(c) He had died in the hospital.
(d) He had made a will asking that his cause of death be recorded as cancer.

2. What did Edith Moore think was strange about the way Josephine was dressed on her last visit?
(a) She wore a very tight dress.
(b) She wore a man's suit and tie.
(c) She wore shorts in the winter.
(d) She wore a long black veil.

3. What was Joss Moody's big, lifelong secret?
(a) He could not really play the piano.
(b) He was black, but he looked white.
(c) He was a transgender person.
(d) He was born into poor beginnings.

4. What musician does Kay quote before the first chapter of the novel?
(a) Michael Buble.
(b) George Gershwin.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Woodie Guthrie.

5. What does the registrar make sure everyone who comes into his office has?
(a) A candy.
(b) A drink.
(c) Time to take their moment in the way they need to take it.
(d) A tissue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie Stones tell Colman about his father's family that shocks Colman?

2. What does Colman do for Millie right after Joss's death that surprises Millie?

3. What did Joss show Millie about her own mother?

4. What does May Hart realize is the source of her nightmares?

5. What could the registrar tell about a person as soon as they walked into his office?

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