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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. For what type of creature does Jude search in the creek?
(a) Tadpoles.
(b) Termites.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Leeches.

2. JB attends graduate school and earns a degree in what discipline?
(a) Literature.
(b) Art.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Biology.

3. What does Malcolm's father do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a stockbroker.
(d) He is an architect.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Felix confides in Jude one day that he feels what emotion much of the time?

2. At what type of location had Hemming spent his days throughout his life?

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

4. Who accuses Jude of stealing an object from him?

5. What is the only phrase Jude has ever mentioned in connection with his damaged legs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the socioeconomic gaps present among the group of four friends: Malcolm, JB, Willem, and Jude.

2. In what way is the theme of acquiescence included in the first part of A Little Life?

3. In what way are the themes of secrecy and control depicted in Part II: The Postman?

4. What impetus prompts Malcolm to come out to his parents?

5. Characterize the priests' attitudes about Jude's pursuit of knowledge about his own past.

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

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

8. How does Yanigihara want the reader to view Jude's decision to keep his past a secret and how do you know?

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

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

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