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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Millie asks Maggie when Maggie comes to work for the Moodys?
(a) If she knows who Millie's husband is.
(b) If she has anything against gay people.
(c) If she needs to be paid more.
(d) If she can keep a secret.

2. What instrument did Joss try to encourage Colman to play?
(a) Drums.
(b) Piano.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Guitar.

3. What does Joss think would have become of him much earlier in life if not for his trumpet?
(a) He would have been destitute.
(b) He would have lived his life only as a woman.
(c) He would have been dead and gone.
(d) He would have become a prostitute.

4. Where does Sophie urge Colman to go with her to research the book on page 141?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) London.

5. What does Colman do for Millie right after Joss's death that surprises Millie?
(a) Cries.
(b) Helps her by taking charge and making calls and arrangements.
(c) Buys her flowers.
(d) Tells her he is sorry.

6. What is Colman's preferred alcoholic drink?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

7. What is Big Red McCall's given first name?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Mark.
(c) Manfred.
(d) Michael.

8. What does Big Red McCall accuse Sophie Stones of trying to do to him to get the information she wants?
(a) Threaten him.
(b) Blackmail him.
(c) Trade sex for information.
(d) Bribe him.

9. What shocks and dismays Millie the most about the letters she receives from Sophie Stones?
(a) She has to pay the postage to receive the letters herself.
(b) The handwriting is terrible.
(c) Sophie is offering Millie over one million pounds for her story.
(d) She can tell her son Colman is cooperating with Sophie from Sophie's letters.

10. What is the name of the community where Edith Moore, Colman's grandmother, lives?
(a) The Heath.
(b) The Applewood.
(c) The Branches.
(d) The Larches.

11. What is Big Red McCall shocked to find himself doing in the wake of Joss's death?
(a) Going to Joss's hometown to give condolences to Joss's mother.
(b) Crying.
(c) Leaving flowers at Joss's grave.
(d) Calling Millie to ask for her forgiveness.

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

13. How much money has Colman been offered as an advance on the book he works on with Sophie?
(a) 30,000 pounds.
(b) 20,000 pounds.
(c) 60,000 pounds.
(d) 100,00 pounds.

14. How much money does Sophie pay Maggie for speaking with her?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

15. What job was Colman working at the time of his father's death?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A chef.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A courier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Red McCall take great offense to people saying about Joss Moody?

2. How does Colman ask Sophie to address his father, Joss Moody?

3. What does Maggie always remember the Moody house smelling like?

4. What is the black man on the train whom Colman thinks looks like Joss carrying?

5. What decade does Colman remember Joss being obsessed with?

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