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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. What length of time does it take before Jude is willing to let Willem see his naked body?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Days.
(c) Years.
(d) Months.

2. Jude receives what medical device or devices after his legs are amputated?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) Dialysis nodules.
(c) A colostomy bag.
(d) Prosthetic legs.

3. Who feels jealous of Willem for his fame as an actor?
(a) Jude.
(b) Willem's long-time girlfriend.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) JB.

4. Who nastily mimics Jude's walk, shocking everyone in attendance?
(a) Richard.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) JB.
(d) Harold.

5. How does Willem react when he hears that Jude has attempted suicide?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He calls Harold to ask for advice.
(c) He goes in search of Caleb.
(d) He moves in with Jude.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Brother Luke's suicide, Jude was sent to a group home in what state?

2. Chapter 2 of Part III: Vanities reveals that Jude now lives in an apartment belonging to whom?

3. How does Willem respond when someone mimics Jude's walk?

4. What explanation for his own impotence does Jude give to Willem?

5. In what month does Jude invite Willem to a company event held by Jude's law firm?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Jude's suicide attempt fail?

2. How does the motif of dreams appear within Harold's characterization?

3. What is the sole source of Willem's envy of Jude?

4. What is Willem's agent's reaction to his decision to stay in New York after Jude's suicide attempt?

5. What is ironic about the mistaken identity of the person Jude hallucinates is trying to hurt him?

6. How had Brother Luke treated Jude differently than any of the other priests at the monastery had?

7. Describe the calculating and patient nature of Brother Luke's move to make Jude a child prostitute.

8. Harold reveals that he had first learned about Jude's rituals of self-harm in what manner?

9. What major turning point in the novel occurs within Part V: The Happy Years, in relation to Jude and Willem?

10. In what way does Willem depend on Jude?

(see the answer keys)

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