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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 71 - 106).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one manifestation of Michael's mother's grief?
(a) Sometimes, she stops speaking.
(b) She spends money with abandon.
(c) She has shaved her head.
(d) She hangs around graveyards, waiting for something that no one understands.

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

3. What does Michael put on the windows in Part II because of the heat?
(a) Tin foil.
(b) Tissue paper.
(c) Water.
(d) Paper towels.

4. What does Aisha's father die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Accidental shooting.

5. Where was Mrs. Henry raised?
(a) Spain.
(b) China.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) Guam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Michael's friend stay in Part I when the friend comes back to the neighborhood to visit?

3. What does Ruth throw against the wall in Part III?

4. What is the official name of Michael's neighborood?

5. What does Michael's mother's generation call the place where she was born?

(see the answer key)

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