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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object did Brother Luke give to Jude on his fifth birthday?
(a) A key.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A fossil.
(d) A sweater.

3. With what type of event do Harold, Julia, Jude, and their friends celebrate Judes' adoption?
(a) A baseball game.
(b) A party.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A cruise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes Willem a check so that he can travel home to see Hemming?

2. Jude was caught stealing a lighter from which priest?

3. To what career does JB aspire in college?

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

5. What adjective does Malcolm mentally use to describe his future inheritance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Felix and what is significant about his emotional breakdown?

2. Discuss a time when Yanigihara uses a metaphor to represent some aspect of friendship.

3. How does the theme of deception enter the narrative within the friendship between Willem and Jude?

4. What do the coupons in the novel symbolize?

5. What is the occasion of the opening scene in A Little Life?

6. What is the significance of the title for Part II, "The Postman" (210)?

7. In what way is foreshadowing included in relation to Jude's future?

8. What happens to necessitate the use of the fire escape?

9. How does the theme of regret appear within A Little Life?

10. In what ways does Jude feel out-of-step with the rest of his peers' experiences?

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