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

2. Why does Michael give away some of Francis's clothes?
(a) To help Francis's friends, who need the items.
(b) To get Francis's spirit out of the house.
(c) To give Ruth the space to reckon with her loss.
(d) To make some extra money.

3. Why does Michael tell Ruth that Aisha has come to visit?
(a) To pray.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To move back to the area for good.
(d) To grieve.

4. Where do Francis and Michael often go for a refuge in their neighborhood?
(a) The Rouge Valley.
(b) Aisha's apartment.
(c) Their friend Raj's house.
(d) The corner store.

5. Where has Aisha recently visited that has resonated with her?
(a) The Great Wall of China.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) Her father's birth village in Trinidad.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word, related to sex, does Francis introduce Michael to when they are young and accidentally see two strangers having sex?

2. Who is Francis's best friend in Part II?

3. What are difficult parts of Michael's job?

4. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday one year, many years after his death?

5. Where was Mrs. Henry raised?

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