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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. With whom is Jude having dinner when Caleb unexpectedly enters the restaurant?

2. Chapter 1 of Part III: Vanities reveals that JB has now begun what career?

3. Before the event at the end of Part V: The Happy Years, Jude had invited Willem to how many events held by Jude's law firm?

4. Once Jude and Caleb begin dating, Caleb forbids Jude to take what action when Caleb is around?

5. In what direction did Jude travel when he left the group home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Characterize Willem's passion for acting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is ironic about the mistaken identity of the person Jude hallucinates is trying to hurt him?

9. What happens to nullify Jude's chosen method of coping with the trauma inflicted by Caleb?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of secrecy within A Little Life. What is Yanagihara’s message regarding secrecy and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Determine Yanagihara’s message within the novel A Little Life regarding the idea that euthanasia should be an option available for people who truly wish to end their lives.

Essay Topic 3

What is the function of Caleb's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Yanagihara in depicting Caleb and include in your discussion the reasons that Yanagihara portrays Caleb in these particular ways.

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