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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the only friend who got to come to Torr with Colman and Millie and Joss?
(a) Ben.
(b) Edward.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Sammy.

2. How many brothers of Millie's attend her wedding to Joss?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Where is the house that Millie flees to to escape the media spotlight in Part I of the book?
(a) London.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Torr.

4. What had the registrar never seen in his life before he saw Joss Moody's death certificate?
(a) A death certificate in which the cause of death was altered.
(b) A death certificate that had been changed from male to female.
(c) A death certificate in which the time of death was altered.
(d) A death certificate written in purple ink.

5. What does Millie ask the registrar to do concerning the record of Joss Moody's death?
(a) Register him as a man.
(b) Changing the cause of death from murder to cancer.
(c) Register him as a woman.
(d) Forgo registering his death at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the affectionate gestures Colman remembers about Joss on page 45?

2. What did the registrar notice about Millie Moody's handwriting?

3. What was Joss Moody's big, lifelong secret?

4. Who is the woman at the cafe in Torr who is always kind to Millie and whom Millie adores?

5. What does Colman use his keys to his parents' house in London to get in and look for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Millie first suspect that Joss might be hiding something important from her when they are young and first dating?

2. Why was Millie so tense when her mother came to visit she and Joss in their own flat early in their marriage?

3. What struck Colman the most about the attendees at his father's funeral?

4. How does Joss first reveal his secret to Millie?

5. How does Millie's mother feel about her wedding to Joss at first, and why does she feel that way?

6. What does the registrar, Mohammad Nassar Sharif, take special pride in in doing his job?

7. Why is Millie Moody unsure if her son Colman will ever speak to her again?

8. What does the registrar, Mr. Sharif, particularly notice and like about Millie Moody?

9. What is the biggest fight Joss and Millie have in their marriage about?

10. How does the doctor, doctor Krishnamurty, who records Joss's death, handle the revelation that Joss has a woman's body?

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