Quiz Things we Left behind Lucy Score

Things We Left Behind Quiz

Plot and Sequence (8 Questions)

  1. Multiple choice
    At the beginning of the book, Sloane is on her porch swing drinking wine before what event?

    • A) Her wedding
    • B) Her father’s funeral
    • C) Her library’s grand opening
    • D) A date with Lucian

  2. Short answer
    What gift does Lucian give Sloane’s parents that she discovers in chapter 35?

  3. Multiple choice
    In chapter 38, how does Lucian enter Sloane’s bedroom after the library fire?

    • A) Through the front door
    • B) Through the cherry tree
    • C) Through a secret tunnel
    • D) He doesn’t; she comes to him

  4. Multiple choice
    Who is revealed as the true villain behind the threats against Sloane and the library fire?

    • A) Anthony Hugo
    • B) Wylie Ogden
    • C) Judge Atkins
    • D) Allen Upshaw

  5. Short answer
    What does Lucian do in chapter 45 to prove his commitment to starting a family with Sloane?

  6. Multiple choice
    In chapter 13, what device do Knox and Waylay use to force Lucian and Sloane to stop fighting?

    • A) A lie detector
    • B) A TENS unit
    • C) A taser
    • D) A cattle prod

  7. Short answer
    During the wedding in the epilogue, what feeling does Sloane experience that Lucian reassures her about?

  8. Multiple choice
    What happens to Mary Louise Upshaw’s case by the end of the book?

    • A) She is released
    • B) Her appeal is denied
    • C) The case is still pending
    • D) She dies in prison

Character Motivation (5 Questions)

  1. Short answer
    Why does Lucian secretly fund the library and Sloane’s father’s medical bills?

  2. Multiple choice
    What motivates Sloane to pursue the Mary Louise Upshaw case?

    • A) She wants to impress Lucian
    • B) She feels responsible for her father’s legacy
    • C) She wants to avoid dating
    • D) She is paid by a law firm

  3. Short answer
    Why does Lucian push Sloane away after the dead-rats incident in chapter 31?

  4. Multiple choice
    Why does Sloane call 911 as a teenager in chapters 19/22?

    • A) She is being attacked
    • B) She witnesses Lucian’s father attacking his wife
    • C) She wants to get Lucian in trouble
    • D) She hears a burglar

  5. Multiple choice
    Which description best fits Lucian’s father as a character in the story?

    • A) A kind police officer
    • B) A wealthy business mentor
    • C) An abusive alcoholic
    • D) A supportive lawyer

Theme and Symbol (4 Questions)

  1. Multiple choice
    What does the cherry tree between Sloane’s and Lucian’s houses primarily symbolize?

    • A) Their fierce rivalry
    • B) The bridge between their worlds
    • C) The barrier of social class
    • D) Sloane’s love of gardening

  2. Short answer
    What song by Shania Twain is played at Lucian and Sloane’s wedding?

  3. Multiple choice
    In chapter 18, Sloane says Lucian is letting his father “win” from the grave. What does she mean?

    • A) He inherited the family business
    • B) He allows his traumatic past to control his choices (e.g., vasectomy, emotional walls)
    • C) He never speaks about his father
    • D) He still lives in the house next door

  4. Multiple choice
    Which object repeatedly appears as a symbol of protection and debt between Lucian and Sloane?

    • A) A locket
    • B) Lucian’s coat
    • C) A chess piece
    • D) A library card

Synthesis (3 Questions)

  1. Multiple choice
    How does the relationship between Sloane and Lucian most closely parallel those in the earlier Knockemout books?

    • A) All involve enemies-to-lovers dynamics
    • B) All are set entirely in a big city
    • C) All involve a character hiding a violent secret
    • D) All start with a fake engagement

  2. Short answer
    In the author’s note, Lucy Score says she never types “The End.” Name one thing she says she learned from writing the Knockemout series.

  3. Multiple choice
    The bonus epilogue is set ten years later. Which main character has become a grandfather?

    • A) Knox Morgan
    • B) Lucian Rollins
    • C) Nash Morgan
    • D) Simon Walton

Answer Key

  1. B) Her father’s funeral. (Chapter 1: Sloane is on the porch swing before the visitation.)
  2. He paid for her father’s experimental cancer treatment. (Chapter 35: Sloane finds a medical invoice showing Lucian’s payment.)
  3. B) Through the cherry tree. (Chapter 38: Lucian climbs the cherry tree to her bedroom window.)
  4. B) Wylie Ogden. (Chapter 47: Lucian and Sloane confront Wylie; he killed Dilton and set the fire.)
  5. He gets a vasectomy reversal. (Chapter 45: Lucian takes Sloane to a urologist for the reversal.)
  6. B) A TENS unit. (Chapter 13: Waylay controls the remote that shocks them when they insult each other.)
  7. She panics, missing her father. (Epilogue: Sloane feels her father’s absence until Lucian climbs through the window.)
  8. A) She is released. (Chapters 46-47: The Hugo investigation implicates Judge Atkins, freeing Mary Louise.)
  9. He feels a deep debt of gratitude and protection toward the Walton family, honoring Simon’s mentorship and kindness. (Multiple chapters: Luce secretly pays for treatment, buys the condo, funds the library.)
  10. B) She feels responsible for her father’s legacy as a mentor and defender of the underdog. (Chapter 3: Allen Upshaw’s story; chapter 14: Sloane pitches using the legal aid fund.)
  11. He believes he is protecting Sloane from his enemies (Anthony Hugo) and feels unworthy of a happy relationship. (Chapters 31 and 33: Emry’s therapy session, Lina’s confrontation.)
  12. B) She witnesses Lucian’s father attacking his wife. (Evidence from chapter 22: Sloane sees Mr. Rollins with a knife and calls 911.)
  13. C) An abusive alcoholic. (Chapters 11, 19: Lucian’s father beats him and his mother, is an alcoholic, and threatens violence.)
  14. B) The bridge between their worlds. (Chapter 11: Lucian climbs the tree to reach Sloane’s room; it represents connection and escape.)
  15. “From This Moment On.” (Epilogue evidence: the song plays during their first dance.)
  16. B) He allows his traumatic past to dictate his future—refusing intimacy, getting a vasectomy, isolating himself. (Chapter 18 evidence: Sloane’s accusation and the vasectomy discussion.)
  17. B) Lucian’s coat. (Chapter 1: he gives it to her; chapter 4: she wears it making a snow angel; later he notices it.)
  18. A) All involve enemies-to-lovers dynamics. (Knox/Naomi and Sloane/Lucian are enemies-to-lovers; Nash/Lina are friends-to-lovers, but the series is known for strong antagonistic-to-romantic arcs.)
  19. She learned about love, loss, resilience, and the magical properties of laughter. (Author’s note evidence.)
  20. B) Lucian Rollins. (Bonus epilogue: Lucian holds his first grandchild, Amara, born to adopted son Caden and Waylay.)