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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 107 - 142).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets into a verbal altercation with the police at Desirea's in Part IV?
(a) Raj.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Francis.
(d) Dru.

2. What does Aisha do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a lawyer.
(c) She is a model.
(d) She is a paid writer.

3. What does the man in the white shirt tell Francis after he is badly beaten by the bouncers?
(a) That he will call an ambulance for Francis.
(b) That there is no way kids like them, from their neighborhood, will ever make it in the music industry.
(c) To go away and not come back or he will have them all arrested.
(d) That this is what happens to people with no talent.

4. What was one thing that made Desirea's different from most businesses?
(a) It did not accept credit cards.
(b) There were many workers in a small space.
(c) There was always a lot of cash on hand.
(d) Prospective clients were almost never welcomed.

5. What does Aisha want to do to try to help Ruth in her grief?
(a) Have Ruth write her recollections of Francis.
(b) Write a song for Francis.
(c) Go to church and pray.
(d) Have a gathering of remembrance for Francis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael find and ponder in his mother's old suitcase?

2. Where does Ruth take Michael and Francis once when they are very young?

3. Who is shot by a stray bullet during the fight that resulted in Anton's death?

4. How does Francis react when Michael tells him about their mother's fit?

5. How does Ruth get hurt in Part II after Anton's shooting?

(see the answer key)

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