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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Lispenard Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the only phrase Jude has ever mentioned in connection with his damaged legs?
(a) An illness.
(b) A disease.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A beating.

3. At what type of location had Hemming spent his days throughout his life?
(a) His parents' home.
(b) A camp program.
(c) A rehabilitation facility.
(d) An assisted living center.

4. What strategy does Willem adopt during Jude's episodes of extreme pain?
(a) He stays somewhere else overnight.
(b) He offers Jude pillows.
(c) He makes Jude a cup of tea.
(d) He leaves the room.

5. Who recalls Jude coming to college with only a single backpack in tow?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Willem.
(c) JB.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Willem use to describe his parents' reaction to his announcement about college?

2. The bulk of Jude's pain is located in what part of his body?

3. In what city do the novel's characters attend college?

4. While Willem asserts that his parents had been "efficient and competent with Hemming," (53) but had not shown Hemming much of which emotion?

5. After what event does Willem decide that he will never go home again?

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