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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In hopes of progressing in his career, JB gets a job as a receptionist at what kind of establishment?
(a) An art magazine office.
(b) A hair salon.
(c) A law office.
(d) A medical office.

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

3. Jude was caught stealing a lighter from which priest?
(a) Father Gabriel.
(b) Brother Michael.
(c) Brother Peter.
(d) Brother Luke.

4. After Harold and Jude become friends, Jude takes what position?
(a) Harold's research assistant.
(b) Harold's teaching assistant.
(c) Writing tutor.
(d) Resident advisor.

5. Who is Julia?
(a) Harold's wife.
(b) Malcolm's sister.
(c) JB's aunt.
(d) Jude's former social worker.

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

7. To what career does JB aspire in college?
(a) Artist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Architect.
(d) Mathematician.

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

9. What was the first thing Jude ever stole?
(a) A tortoiseshell comb.
(b) A watch.
(c) A package of crackers.
(d) A mother-of-pearl comb.

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

11. In Part II: Lispenard Street, what decade of life has Willem recently entered?
(a) His twenties.
(b) His thirties.
(c) His fifties.
(d) His forties.

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

13. What is JB's full and legal first name?
(a) Jeff-Beck.
(b) James-Baptiste.
(c) Jean-Baptiste.
(d) John-Boy.

14. In what state was Jude's very first home located?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) South Dakota.

15. Felix confides in Jude one day that he feels what emotion much of the time?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Ennui.
(c) Elation.
(d) Apathy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object did Brother Luke give to Jude on his fifth birthday?

3. Whose parents own a house on Martha's Vineyard?

4. For what reason are the lease applicants turned down in the opening scene?

5. Which of Willem's family members dies first?

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