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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 71 - 106).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael's mother's generation call the place where she was born?
(a) The Reaches.
(b) The West Indies.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) The Congo.

2. When do Francis and Michael visit the Rouge for the last time?
(a) Just before Francis turns 14.
(b) When Michael is 18.
(c) When Francis is 20.
(d) When Francis is 18.

3. Where is the new person at Michael's work from?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Mississauga.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Chicago.

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

5. What singer does Michael hear when he turns on the walkman Ruth had been using in Part III?
(a) Simpson.
(b) Nina Simone.
(c) Lenny Bruce.
(d) Ella Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was one thing that made Desirea's different from most businesses?

3. Where does Ruth go when she leaves the house on her own at the end of Part II?

4. What reputation does Francis have in the neighborhood regarding girls?

5. What does Ruth do on one occasion to try to contact Francis after his death?

(see the answer key)

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