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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. What does the tortoiseshell comb symbolize?
(a) Hypocrisy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Justice.
(d) Passion.
2. What is the only phrase Jude has ever mentioned in connection with his damaged legs?
(a) A car accident.
(b) An illness.
(c) A disease.
(d) A beating.
3. Which character is the only person Jude will allow to provide him with medical care?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Harold.
(c) Andy.
(d) Willem.
4. To what career does JB aspire in college?
(a) Architect.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Artist.
(d) Mathematician.
5. During the summer after Willem's brother's death, Willem works at what type of establishment?
(a) A camp for disabled children.
(b) The campus library.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A coffee shop.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Ana?
2. Who accuses Jude of stealing an object from him?
3. Who is Julia?
4. In what state was Jude's very first home located?
5. What commonality does Jude see between law and mathematics?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Willem say in the opening scene when he is asked about his parents and why is it significant?
2. What impetus prompts Malcolm to come out to his parents?
3. In what way does the narration of Part I: Lispenard Street differ from the narration of Part II: The Postman?
4. In what ways does Jude feel out-of-step with the rest of his peers' experiences?
5. How does the theme of regret appear within A Little Life?
6. Discuss the socioeconomic gaps present among the group of four friends: Malcolm, JB, Willem, and Jude.
7. Characterize the priests' attitudes about Jude's pursuit of knowledge about his own past.
8. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within Chapter 1 of Part II: The Postman?
9. What is the occasion of the opening scene in A Little Life?
10. In what way is the theme of acquiescence included in the first part of A Little Life?
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