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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. In what decade of life is Jude when Chapter 1 of Part IV: The Axiom of Equality begins?

2. At what location does Jude meet Caleb?

3. How many months before Willem's scheduled return does Jude meet Caleb?

4. How many months before the opening of Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities did Jude start having to use his wheelchair again?

5. At what age does Caleb die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What methods does Jude use in order to hide the signs that he is being abused?

3. What is Willem's agent's reaction to his decision to stay in New York after Jude's suicide attempt?

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

5. How had Brother Luke treated Jude differently than any of the other priests at the monastery had?

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

7. Characterize Willem's passion for acting.

8. How does Harold find out that Caleb has been physically abusing Jude?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why Yanagihara instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of A Little Life.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does the motif of dreams appear within A Little Life and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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