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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 107 - 142).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Michael work?
(a) The 7-11.
(b) The Heritage Market.
(c) The Easy Buy.
(d) The Inn.

2. Where does Jelly want to take Francis after the audition?
(a) The bus station.
(b) The bar.
(c) To Francis's father's house.
(d) The hospital.

3. Why does Michael hesitate to go to where Francis usually hangs out to find him in Part III?
(a) Francis has told him never to come there.
(b) Dru, the owner of the place, does not like Michael.
(c) Michael has been there before and he feels unsafe there.
(d) Francis has never invited him there.

4. Why does Michael tell Ruth that Aisha has come to visit?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To grieve.
(c) To pray.
(d) To move back to the area for good.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael know about his father's ethnic background?

2. Who owns Desirea's?

3. Where does Jelly actually take Francis following Jelly's audition?

4. What does Jelly seem to sense from Michael when Jelly first arrives at Michael's and Ruth's apartment?

5. Who comes back for a visit to the neighborhood in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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