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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 does Ruth have in her hand when Michael finds her after she wanders off alone in Part II?
(a) Blue flowers.
(b) Francis's necklace.
(c) Money.
(d) Francis's photograph.

2. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's for the first time in Part II?
(a) Ruth gets sick.
(b) The police come looking for Francis.
(c) There is no food in the house.
(d) Michael gets sick.

3. What does Aisha's father die from?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Accidental shooting.

4. What is Francis's mother most disappointed about regarding Francis?
(a) He takes drugs.
(b) He drops out of school.
(c) He gets a dead-end job.
(d) He eats too much.

5. How does the world seem to look at Aisha as a teenager?
(a) As a criminal.
(b) As an exception.
(c) As a cautionary tale.
(d) As a throw-away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is killed in the Park in Part I?

2. What is the neighborhood Michael grew up in called?

3. Why is Michael worried Aisha sees him on the night of Anton's shooting?

4. What country was Francis and Michael born and raised in?

5. What happens to Francis frequently at night?

(see the answer key)

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