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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 Michael's brother's "place in the sky"?
(a) The fire escape.
(b) The hydro pole.
(c) The apartment's roof.
(d) The plane.

2. What is one staple food that Ruth prepares regularly?
(a) Lentil stew.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Rost lamb.
(d) Rotis.

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

4. What does Francis say he will do even after he goes away for a while?
(a) Send people to check on Ruth.
(b) Send copies of his records to them.
(c) Come back every Sunday for dinner.
(d) Send money back to Ruth and Michael.

5. What happens to Francis frequently at night?
(a) He gets phone calls, late.
(b) He has nightmares.
(c) He has seizures.
(d) Girls come to the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Ruth do in Part I, after Francis's death?

2. What is one manifestation of Michael's mother's grief?

3. What shop do Michael and Francis sometimes look at comic books in?

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

5. Who is Michael's older brother?

(see the answer key)

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