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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 36 - 70).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Francis dissatisfied with by the age of 14?
(a) His lack of dental care.
(b) His inability to read.
(c) His friends.
(d) The world and his destined place in it.

2. What does Aisha mostly read in the library in Part II?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Novels.
(c) Chemistry books.
(d) Plays.

3. What is Michael's mother's name?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Hettie.
(c) Clara.
(d) Betty.

4. What is Aisha doing when Michael gets out of work in Part II?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Riding the swings.
(c) Cooking for Ruth.
(d) Watching a movie.

5. What did Francis sometimes do just before he was a teenager when Ruth came home from work?
(a) He would leave the apartment immediately.
(b) He would yell at her.
(c) He would attend to her, fetching her things and helping her when she was tired.
(d) He would ask her for money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Ruth go when she leaves the house on her own at the end of Part II?

3. What does Aisha do for a living?

4. What religious building does Aisha tell Ruth about seeing?

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

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