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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. Jude's very first home was in what type of location?
(a) A group home.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) A warehouse.
(d) A monastery.

2. On whose advice had Jude applied for college?
(a) Ana's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His father's.
(d) Hemming's.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What strategy does Willem adopt during Jude's episodes of extreme pain?

2. After what event does Willem decide that he will never go home again?

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

4. What does Malcolm's father do for a living?

5. With what type of event do Harold, Julia, Jude, and their friends celebrate Judes' adoption?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Willem say in the opening scene when he is asked about his parents and why is it significant?

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

4. What do the coupons in the novel symbolize?

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

6. Who is JB and how does he enter the story?

7. Discuss a quality that Jude has in common with either Malcolm or JB.

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

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

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

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