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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: The Postman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose father had grown up poor in Queens?
(a) Willem's.
(b) Jude's.
(c) JB's.
(d) Malcolm's.

2. What does Malcolm's father do for a living?
(a) He is a stockbroker.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is an architect.

3. Who insists that Willem cannot just stop talking to his parents?
(a) Jude.
(b) JB.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Julia.

4. Malcolm has always loved which objects, ever since he was a little boy?
(a) Gavels.
(b) Buildings.
(c) Trains.
(d) Cars.

5. To what location does Jude go on a rare occasion outside of the monastery?
(a) An abandoned warehouse.
(b) A vacant lot.
(c) A medical office.
(d) An abandoned church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is looking at an apartment on Lispenard Street in the novel's opening scene?

2. For what type of creature does Jude search in the creek?

3. What does the tortoiseshell comb symbolize?

4. Who recalls Jude coming to college with only a single backpack in tow?

5. Before any guests arrive to Jude and Willem's party, what action does Jude take?

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