2. Why is Michael worried Aisha sees him on the night of Anton's shooting?
(a) He is afraid she will know he is Francis's brother.
(b) He is afraid she will think he is an informant for the police.
(c) He is afraid she will think he is dropping out of school.
(d) He is afraid she will think he was involved.

3. What incendiary word does Michael notice his mother pronounces distinctly in her Trinidadian accent?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Hoodlums.
(c) Thug.
(d) Racist.

4. Where has Aisha recently visited that has resonated with her?
(a) Spain.
(b) Her father's birth village in Trinidad.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) The Great Wall of China.

5. What country was Francis and Michael born and raised in?
(a) America.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) Spain.

6. What job does Ruth do in Part I, after Francis's death?
(a) Cleaning at the community centre.
(b) Doing accountancy work.
(c) Fashion design.
(d) Cooking for the shelter.

7. What word, related to sex, does Francis introduce Michael to when they are young and accidentally see two strangers having sex?
(a) Vagina.
(b) Mastubration.
(c) Boner.
(d) Orgasm.

8. What piece of knowledge does Ruth reveal that she knows in Part II, surprising Michael and Aisha?
(a) The capital of Uganda is Kampala.
(b) Who the most popular singer of the time is.
(c) Who the President of the United States is.
(d) How many quarts are in a gallon.

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

10. What shop do Michael and Francis sometimes look at comic books in?
(a) Freemon's.
(b) Heritage Value.
(c) Desirea's.
(d) Mike's.

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

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

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

14. What is one manifestation of Michael's mother's grief?
(a) She hangs around graveyards, waiting for something that no one understands.
(b) She spends money with abandon.
(c) She has shaved her head.
(d) Sometimes, she stops speaking.

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