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

2. When they are growing up, What do Francis and Michael routinely do against their mother's wishes while she is at work?
(a) Have friends over the apartment.
(b) Order takeout.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Go out and wander the neighborhood.

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

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

5. How does Michael's brother describe memory?
(a) Memory is subjective.
(b) Memory is cursed.
(c) Memory is the past.
(d) Memory is the muscle sting of now.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which neighbor of Michael's is kind but also intrusive at times?

2. Where do Francis and Michael often go for a refuge in their neighborhood?

3. What does Michael know about his father's ethnic background?

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

5. How old was Francis when he could read independently?

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