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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. What does Francis do right before Jelly's big audition?
(a) Eats a big meal.
(b) Touches up his hair.
(c) Does his own makeup.
(d) Buys a new suit.

2. What does Michael tell Aisha and Jelly about his mother in Part IV?
(a) She is ready to go back to work full-time.
(b) She is broken.
(c) She is terminally ill.
(d) She is healing already.

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

4. How does Ruth get hurt in Part II after Anton's shooting?
(a) Francis struggles with her and she accidentally hits her head on the bed.
(b) She is hurt in a robbery.
(c) She falls down the stairs.
(d) She is hurt when she faints, exhausted from work.

5. How does Michael think Jelly's audition goes?
(a) Michael does not go to Jelly's audition in the end.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Terribly.
(d) Very well.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Michael and Francis end up sheltering on a freezing night?

3. What does Michael find and ponder in his mother's old suitcase?

4. What does Michael remember Aisha's father doing once in front of him and Francis that was a little awkward but also a bit beautiful?

5. How do many of Michael's neighbors treat the family?

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