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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Lispenard Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Willem use to describe his parents' reaction to his announcement about college?
(a) Dumbfounded.
(b) Proud.
(c) Bemused.
(d) Shocked.

2. What type of surgery does Hemming undergo during Willem's college years?
(a) A gallbladder removal.
(b) A kidney removal.
(c) A removal of a tumor.
(d) An appendectomy.

3. Who is looking at an apartment on Lispenard Street in the novel's opening scene?
(a) Willem and Jude.
(b) Malcolm and Jude.
(c) JB and Malcolm.
(d) Willem and JB.

4. At what type of location had Hemming spent his days throughout his life?
(a) His parents' home.
(b) A rehabilitation facility.
(c) A camp program.
(d) An assisted living center.

5. Willem is born how many years after his brother Hemming's birth?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason are the lease applicants turned down in the opening scene?

2. What is the name of JB's grandmother?

3. What is Ratstar?

4. JB attends graduate school and earns a degree in what discipline?

5. The bulk of Jude's pain is located in what part of his body?

(see the answer key)

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