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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. How old was Francis when he could read independently?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

3. What does Ruth have in her hand when Michael finds her after she wanders off alone in Part II?
(a) Francis's necklace.
(b) Money.
(c) Francis's photograph.
(d) Blue flowers.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Michael worried Aisha sees him on the night of Anton's shooting?
(a) He is afraid she will think he was involved.
(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 know he is Francis's brother.

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

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

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

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

14. What does Michael know about his father's ethnic background?
(a) He is told his father is Native American.
(b) He is told his father is Romanian.
(c) He is told his father is Latino.
(d) He is told his father is Indian.

15. What does Aisha want to do to try to help Ruth in her grief?
(a) Have Ruth write her recollections of Francis.
(b) Go to church and pray.
(c) Have a gathering of remembrance for Francis.
(d) Write a song for Francis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the neighborhood Michael grew up in called?

3. What does Aisha do for a living?

4. Who is Michael's older brother?

5. How does Ruth get hurt in Part II after Anton's shooting?

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