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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. Where is Francis's and Michael's father in Part II?
(a) He has left the family and they do not really know his whereabouts.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Prison.
(d) A new job in New England.

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

3. What word, related to sex, does Francis introduce Michael to when they are young and accidentally see two strangers having sex?
(a) Boner.
(b) Orgasm.
(c) Vagina.
(d) Mastubration.

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

5. What book does Michael use as a pretense to sit next to Aisha at the library?
(a) The War of the Worlds.
(b) Sense and Sensibility.
(c) The Chronicles of Narnia.
(d) The Theban Plays.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word does Ruth use for avocadoes?

3. What does Michael put on the windows in Part II because of the heat?

4. Where do Aisha and Michael often go to talk and be together?

5. What kind of work does Ruth do?

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