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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. How would Colman know that Joss was angry with him?
2. What does Millie see that first make her realize Joss is a transgender person?
3. What could the registrar tell about a person as soon as they walked into his office?
4. What does Joss tell Colman when he asks where Joss's father was from?
5. What is the title of the first song Kay uses an excerpt of lyrics from in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What struck Colman the most about the attendees at his father's funeral?
2. What is the biggest fight Joss and Millie have in their marriage about?
3. What does the registrar, Mr. Sharif, particularly notice and like about Millie Moody?
4. What does the registrar, Mohammad Nassar Sharif, take special pride in in doing his job?
5. Why does Millie first suspect that Joss might be hiding something important from her when they are young and first dating?
6. How was the weather very unusual on the day of Joss Moody's funeral?
7. What does Joss Moody tell his son Colman when Colman asks him about Joss's own father?
8. How does Colman Moody feel about his birth parents?
9. What is unusual about Joss Moody's breasts?
10. How does Millie's mother feel about her wedding to Joss at first, and why does she feel that way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Kay's choice to tell her story from many different characters' viewpoints affect the reader's experience of Trumpet? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Why is it so important for Colman Moody to know about the history and origins of Joss Moody's own father, and why do you think Joss Moody is so reluctant to tell him while he is still alive? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the novel, Colman and Millie are about to meet face-to-face for the first time since Colman found out that his father Joss was born as a woman. Given all that has transpired in the novel to this point, write an essay predicting what you think may transpire during this meeting. Will Colman and his mother be able to find mutual forgiveness and forge a path towards a peaceful relationship?
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