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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Aisha doing when Michael gets out of work in Part II?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Cooking for Ruth.
(c) Watching a movie.
(d) Riding the swings.

3. What does Aisha mostly read in the library in Part II?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Chemistry books.
(c) Novels.
(d) Plays.

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 when she faints, exhausted from work.
(c) She is hurt in a robbery.
(d) She falls down the stairs.

5. What does Ruth do on one occasion to try to contact Francis after his death?
(a) Goes to his grave to talk to him.
(b) Goes to a medium.
(c) Asks an operator to reach him.
(d) Prays to hear his voice again.

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

7. What is Aisha's father's first name?
(a) Clarence.
(b) Samuel.
(c) James.
(d) Ben.

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

9. What does Mrs. Henry do for a living?
(a) She is a dance teacher.
(b) She is a pastor of a Pentecostal Church.
(c) She is an accountant.
(d) She is a psychic.

10. Where does Michael's friend stay in Part I when the friend comes back to the neighborhood to visit?
(a) Samuel's house.
(b) Michael's house.
(c) Raj's house.
(d) Ben's house.

11. In Part II, how much time has passed since Francis's death?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

13. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday one year, many years after his death?
(a) Sleeps all day.
(b) Cooks his favorite food.
(c) Visits his grave.
(d) Tries to kill herself.

14. When they are growing up, What do Francis and Michael routinely do against their mother's wishes while she is at work?
(a) Go out and wander the neighborhood.
(b) Order takeout.
(c) Have friends over the apartment.
(d) Smoke marijuana.

15. What religious building does Aisha tell Ruth about seeing?
(a) The East wing of the Vatican.
(b) The white church.
(c) The Temple of Pinogue.
(d) The Black church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Michael compare his mother's face to in Part II?

3. What word does Ruth use for avocadoes?

4. Where does Michael work?

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

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