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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tortoiseshell comb symbolize?
(a) Hope.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Passion.
(d) Justice.

2. In what state was the group home where Jude lived for a time?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Montana.
(d) Nevada.

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

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

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

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

7. What is Ratstar?
(a) A law firm.
(b) An architectural firm.
(c) A podcast.
(d) A bar.

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

9. Who began to sexually molest Jude after he was caught stealing a lighter?
(a) Father Gabriel.
(b) Brother Luke.
(c) Brother Michael.
(d) Brother Peter.

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

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

12. To what location does Jude go on a rare occasion outside of the monastery?
(a) An abandoned warehouse.
(b) A medical office.
(c) A vacant lot.
(d) An abandoned church.

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

14. In what month do Harold and Julia adopt Jude?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) April.

15. Who is Felix?
(a) JB's brother.
(b) Jude's boyfriend.
(c) Malcolm's uncle.
(d) Jude's pupil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What behavior did Jude begin to exhibit after he began to be sexually molested by a priest from whom he had stolen a lighter?

2. To what career does JB aspire in college?

3. Around what location had Willem liked to push Hemming's wheelchair as Hemming enjoyed the ride?

4. What substance did Father Gabriel pour on Jude's hand before lighting it on fire?

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

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