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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. With what type of event do Harold, Julia, Jude, and their friends celebrate Judes' adoption?
(a) A baseball game.
(b) A cruise.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A party.

2. Which character is linked to the monastery greenhouse within Jude's mind?
(a) Andy.
(b) Brother Luke.
(c) Ana.
(d) Father Gabriel.

3. Whose parents own a house on Martha's Vineyard?
(a) Willem.
(b) Jude.
(c) JB.
(d) Malcolm.

4. In what season was Jude found, according to the priests?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

5. For what reason are the lease applicants turned down in the opening scene?
(a) A lack of assets.
(b) They mention that they have a dog.
(c) They mention they are lovers.
(d) They both have negative credit histories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first thing Jude ever stole?

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

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

4. Around what location had Willem liked to push Hemming's wheelchair as Hemming enjoyed the ride?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss a time when Yanigihara uses a metaphor to represent some aspect of friendship.

4. What is the significance of the title for Part II, "The Postman" (210)?

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

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

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

8. How does the theme of courage intertwine with the theme of secrecy within Jude's character?

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

10. What impetus prompts Malcolm to come out to his parents?

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