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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. What aspect of Jude's legs begins to be truly troublesome in Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities?

2. With whom does Malcolm start his own architectural firm?

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

4. After Brother Luke's suicide, Jude was sent to a group home in what state?

5. What eventually happened to Dr. Traylor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Harold reveals that he had first learned about Jude's rituals of self-harm in what manner?

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

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

7. Who is Dr. Traylor?

8. How is foreshadowing used within Harold's discussion of Jude's skills as a lawyer?

9. What warning does Jude give to Willem regarding sex?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Yanagihara send within the pages of A Little Life concerning the link between guilt and responsibility?

Essay Topic 2

What is the function of Caleb's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Yanagihara in depicting Caleb and include in your discussion the reasons that Yanagihara portrays Caleb in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 3

Could A Little Life be classified as a saga? Why or why not?

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