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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. When Willem develops romantic feelings for Jude, who tells him to make sure he wants to make a lifetime commitment to Jude?
2. Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities reveals that JB has now begun what career?
3. When Jude again starts needing his wheelchair in Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities, how many years has it been since he has needed to use a wheelchair?
4. Who is Kit?
5. Which family members of Caleb's does he say had been ill and had not wanted to get better?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is foreshadowing used within Harold's discussion of Jude's skills as a lawyer?
2. How does the motif of dreams appear within Harold's characterization?
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 methods does Jude use in order to hide the signs that he is being abused?
6. For what reason does Jude's suicide attempt fail?
7. Who is Dr. Traylor?
8. What objects solidify Jude and Willem's romantic relationship in the eyes of their friends?
9. At what aspect of Jude's presence in the courtroom does Harold marvel and why?
10. What is the sole source of Willem's envy of Jude?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Yanagihara’s novel A Little Life. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Look carefully at the passages of A Little Life that describe the close relationship between Willem and Jude. What is Yanagihara’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between Jude and Willem?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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