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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. In what season does Willem decide that he will never go home again?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

2. For what reason are the lease applicants turned down in the opening scene?
(a) They both have negative credit histories.
(b) They mention they are lovers.
(c) They mention that they have a dog.
(d) A lack of assets.

3. During the summer after Willem's brother's death, Willem works at what type of establishment?
(a) The campus library.
(b) A camp for disabled children.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A coffee shop.

4. While Willem asserts that his parents had been "efficient and competent with Hemming," (53) but had not shown Hemming much of which emotion?
(a) Guidance.
(b) Affection.
(c) Pride.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is JB's full and legal first name?

4. Malcolm has always loved which objects, ever since he was a little boy?

5. Upon the opening of the novel, Jude has just graduated from what kind of school?

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