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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 35).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday one year, many years after his death?
(a) Tries to kill herself.
(b) Cooks his favorite food.
(c) Visits his grave.
(d) Sleeps all day.

2. What does Ruth do on one occasion to try to contact Francis after his death?
(a) Asks an operator to reach him.
(b) Goes to his grave to talk to him.
(c) Prays to hear his voice again.
(d) Goes to a medium.

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

4. Where does Michael's friend stay in Part I when the friend comes back to the neighborhood to visit?
(a) Michael's house.
(b) Samuel's house.
(c) Ben's house.
(d) Raj's house.

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 ask her for money.
(c) He would yell at her.
(d) He would attend to her, fetching her things and helping her when she was tired.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes back for a visit to the neighborhood in Part I?

3. How does Michael's brother describe memory?

4. What is Francis's mother most disappointed about regarding Francis?

5. What is Francis dissatisfied with by the age of 14?

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