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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 adjective does Malcolm mentally use to describe his future inheritance?
(a) Huge.
(b) Tiny.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Large.

2. Whose parents own a house on Martha's Vineyard?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Jude.
(c) JB.
(d) Willem.

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

4. In what city do the novel's characters attend college?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New York City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. JB attends graduate school and earns a degree in what discipline?

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

5. Willem's friends tease him about what aspect of his character?

(see the answer key)

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