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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. Where is Michael's mother originally from?
(a) Guam.
(b) Spain.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Iceland.

2. What is Michael's one memory of his and Francis's father?
(a) Their father begging for a job.
(b) Their father dancing with Francis.
(c) Their father angry and drunk.
(d) Their father in his casket.

3. What does Ruth demand of Francis after Anton's shooting?
(a) That he start seeing his father again.
(b) That he tell her everything.
(c) That he get a new job.
(d) That he go back to school.

4. What is the neighborhood Michael grew up in called?
(a) The Rouge.
(b) The Park.
(c) The Gorge.
(d) The Valley.

5. What does Jelly think might be his big break?
(a) An audition at a big hip-hop concert coming up in town.
(b) A connection his uncle has with a record executive.
(c) A performance at a local venue called The Ring.
(d) A spot on a local television show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Francis's best friend in Part II?

2. What does Ruth show some of the partygoers at the gathering Jelly and Aisha have?

3. Who is shot by a stray bullet during the fight that resulted in Anton's death?

4. What kind of work does Ruth do?

5. What incendiary word does Michael notice his mother pronounces distinctly in her Trinidadian accent?

(see the answer key)

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