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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 was one thing Millie was fussy about that Maggie remembers?

2. When does Colman's relationship with Joss start to improve?

3. What does Joss Moody give Maggie one day when she comes to work very upset?

4. What does Colman tell Sophie her eyes are the same color as?

5. How much money has Colman been offered as an advance on the book he works on with Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Millie's favorite day with Joss, and why did she cherish it so much?

2. What does Sophie Stones ask Colman to give to her and let her read that she feels is very important?

3. How does Millie Moody feel when she begins getting multiple letters from Sophie Stones?

4. What does Colman's friend Sammy tell him about working with Sophie Stones and doing a book on Joss with her?

5. How does Colman Moody feel about the prospect of meeting Joss Moody's mother for the first time?

6. Why does Colman quit his job as a courier right after Joss's funeral?

7. What does Colman think is the first thing he would ask his father Joss Moody if he had the opportunity to ask him one thing again?

8. What does Maggie notice about Joss Moody almost immediately after meeting him?

9. What does Maggie tell Sophie Stones that Sophie is delighted with?

10. How does Sophie Stones feel about her sister, Sarah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The funeral director, Albert Holding, handles the fact of Joss Moody's gender quite awkwardly, and his actions set the rest of the story's action and suspense in motion. Write an essay exploring the nuances of Holding's reaction and consider how the action of the novel might have been different if he had handled the disclosure of Joss Moody's gender to Colman Moody differently.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the range of feelings Millie experiences while staying at her house in Torr immediately following Joss's death and the release of the news that he was a transgender person.

Essay Topic 3

Kay describes a wide range of character reactions to the shocking revelation that Joss Moody was born with a woman's body. Choose three characters who exhibit a range of different reactions to the revelation and analyze their reactions. Write an essay explaining what you think Kay is trying to convey to the reader about the experience of transgender people through her descriptions of these different characters' reactions.

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