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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 area of New York state is Lantern House located?

2. Jude leaned up against what object in order to get some sleep in a truck stop parking lot after leaving the group home?

3. After Jude agrees to be in a relationship with Willem, he gives Willem what warning?

4. Which character assures Willem that Willem's acting is contributing to the world?

5. What aspect of Jude's legs begins to be truly troublesome in Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major turning point in the novel occurs within Part V: The Happy Years, in relation to Jude and Willem?

2. What objects solidify Jude and Willem's romantic relationship in the eyes of their friends?

3. To what historical event does the part title Vanities allude?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Dr. Traylor?

10. For what reason does Jude's suicide attempt fail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Yanagihara send within the pages of A Little Life concerning the link between guilt and responsibility?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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