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

3. 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.

4. Which neighbor of Michael's is kind but also intrusive at times?
(a) Mrs. Henry.
(b) Farley.
(c) Mr. James.
(d) Lauralie.

5. What is Michael's mother's name?
(a) Hettie.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Betty.
(d) Clara.

6. What does Michael put on the windows in Part II because of the heat?
(a) Tissue paper.
(b) Water.
(c) Tin foil.
(d) Paper towels.

7. Where do Michael and Francis snowball cars during the winter?
(a) Goldstrom.
(b) Lawrence Avenue.
(c) Henley.
(d) Freeborough.

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

9. Where is Francis's and Michael's father in Part II?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) A new job in New England.
(c) He has left the family and they do not really know his whereabouts.
(d) Prison.

10. What did Francis sometimes do just before he was a teenager when Ruth came home from work?
(a) He would ask her for money.
(b) He would leave the apartment immediately.
(c) He would attend to her, fetching her things and helping her when she was tired.
(d) He would yell at her.

11. What does Francis say he will do even after he goes away for a while?
(a) Send people to check on Ruth.
(b) Come back every Sunday for dinner.
(c) Send money back to Ruth and Michael.
(d) Send copies of his records to them.

12. What reputation does Francis have in the neighborhood regarding girls?
(a) People think he is sexually violent.
(b) People think he is sexually experienced.
(c) People think he is very romantic.
(d) People think he is disinterested in sex and dating.

13. What does Aisha tell Michael about his mother's state of mind?
(a) She is stuck in mourning, or unable to mourn.
(b) She seems fine.
(c) Aisha has a good therapist they may want to go to.
(d) She needs immediate psychiatric help.

14. Who is Michael's older brother?
(a) Raj.
(b) Francis.
(c) Jelly.
(d) Dru.

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