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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what location does Jude keep his self-harm kits?

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

4. What behavior did Jude begin to exhibit after he began to be sexually molested by a priest from whom he had stolen a lighter?

5. For what type of creature does Jude search in the creek?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to necessitate the use of the fire escape?

2. In what ways does Jude feel out-of-step with the rest of his peers' experiences?

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

4. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within Chapter 1 of Part II: The Postman?

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

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

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

8. In what way does the narration of Part I: Lispenard Street differ from the narration of Part II: The Postman?

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

10. How does the theme of deception enter the narrative within the friendship between Willem and Jude?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Yanagihara’s message within the novel A Little Life regarding the idea that euthanasia should be an option available for people who truly wish to end their lives.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Yanigihara’s reasons for including instances of foreshadowing within the novel and how the use of foreshadowing connects with the narrative’s themes and messages.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Yanagihara’s novel A Little Life. What message is Yanagihara sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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