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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 confides in Willem one day that he does not know if he is capable of being what?
(a) Confused.
(b) Content.
(c) Proud.
(d) Happy.

2. Who designed Lantern House for Jude and Willem?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Richard.
(d) JB.

3. With what household appliance does Jude harm himself in an attempt to disguise his self-harm as an accident?
(a) A stove burner.
(b) A bottle opener.
(c) A clothes iron.
(d) A blender.

4. Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities is narrated from whose perspective?
(a) Jude's.
(b) Harold's.
(c) JB's.
(d) Willem's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jude agrees to be in a relationship with Willem, he gives Willem what warning?

2. Chapter 2 of Part III: Vanities begins on a particular character's birthday when he is turning how old?

3. To what type of company event does Jude invite Willem at the end of Chapter V: The Happy Years?

4. Starring in what kind of movie brings Willem his first taste of fame?

5. How does Willem react when he hears that Jude has attempted suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Jude liken Caleb to Brother Luke?

2. What is ironic about the mistaken identity of the person Jude hallucinates is trying to hurt him?

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

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

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

6. What major turning point in the novel occurs within Part V: The Happy Years, in relation to Jude and Willem?

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

8. How old is Jude the final time he walks completely unassisted?

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

10. How did Jude come to leave the group home in Montana?

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