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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. In what area of New York state is Lantern House located?
(a) Upstate.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

2. With whom is Jude having dinner when Caleb unexpectedly enters the restaurant?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Julia.
(c) JB.
(d) Harold.

3. How old was Jude when he entered college?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 17,
(d) 18.

4. How does Willem react when he hears that Jude has attempted suicide?
(a) He moves in with Jude.
(b) He calls Harold to ask for advice.
(c) He calls the police.
(d) He goes in search of Caleb.

5. Willem's final thought before death is of whom?
(a) Jude.
(b) Hemming.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jude awoke from his slumber against a particular object, in what location did he find himself?

2. Once Jude decides to have his legs amputated, he schedules the surgery for just after which of Willem's birthdays?

3. Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities reveals that Willem has now been dating the same woman for what period of time?

4. In what decade of life is Jude when Chapter 1 of Part IV: The Axiom of Equality begins?

5. Chapter 2 of Part III: Vanities reveals that Jude now lives in an apartment belonging to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what aspect of Jude's presence in the courtroom does Harold marvel and why?

2. Which voice does Jude usually ignore but decide to listen to in relation to Caleb?

3. What methods does Jude use in order to hide the signs that he is being abused?

4. How does the motif of dreams appear within Harold's characterization?

5. Describe the calculating and patient nature of Brother Luke's move to make Jude a child prostitute.

6. What happens to nullify Jude's chosen method of coping with the trauma inflicted by Caleb?

7. For what reason does Jude's suicide attempt fail?

8. What objects solidify Jude and Willem's romantic relationship in the eyes of their friends?

9. To what historical event does the part title Vanities allude?

10. How had Brother Luke treated Jude differently than any of the other priests at the monastery had?

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