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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. Who insists that Willem cannot just stop talking to his parents?
(a) Jude.
(b) Julia.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) JB.

2. Willem's friends tease him about what aspect of his character?
(a) How lazy he is in the romance department.
(b) How much attention he receives from women.
(c) How he feels about his female friends.
(d) How much attention he receives from men.

3. Who recalls Jude coming to college with only a single backpack in tow?
(a) Willem.
(b) JB.
(c) Richard.
(d) Malcolm.

4. What substance did Father Gabriel pour on Jude's hand before lighting it on fire?
(a) Butane.
(b) Olive oil.
(c) Lye.
(d) Lard.

5. Jude's very first home was in what type of location?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A warehouse.
(d) A group home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strategy does Willem adopt during Jude's episodes of extreme pain?

2. Which character is linked to the monastery greenhouse within Jude's mind?

3. Jude was caught stealing a lighter from which priest?

4. On whose advice had Jude applied for college?

5. To what career does Malcolm aspire in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the theme of regret appear within A Little Life?

3. In what way is foreshadowing included in relation to Jude's future?

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

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

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

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

8. What two elements of Willem's life in Wyoming does he miss?

9. Characterize Willem's relationship with his parents prior to their deaths.

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

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