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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. What item does one of the priests accuse Jude of stealing?
(a) A mother-of-pearl comb.
(b) A ring.
(c) A tortoiseshell comb.
(d) A watch.

2. What nationality is JB?
(a) Jamaican.
(b) Haitian.
(c) French-Canadian.
(d) Prussian.

3. What is Harold's last name?
(a) Stein.
(b) Jones.
(c) Cruise.
(d) Miller.

4. Who writes Willem a check so that he can travel home to see Hemming?
(a) Harold.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) JB.
(d) Jude.

5. Which of Willem's family members dies first?
(a) Sven.
(b) Hemming.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insists that Willem cannot just stop talking to his parents?

2. What adjective does Malcolm mentally use to describe his future inheritance?

3. Jude was caught stealing a lighter from which priest?

4. To what career does Malcolm aspire in college?

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

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