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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Aisha do for a living?
(a) She is a lawyer.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is a model.
(d) She is a paid writer.

4. Who comes back for a visit to the neighborhood in Part I?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Francis.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Raj.

5. How do many of Michael's neighbors treat the family?
(a) They include Michael's family in all community projects.
(b) They avoid Michael's family.
(c) They are overly sympathetic to Michael's family.
(d) They are indifferent to Michael's family.

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

7. How does Ruth refer to Aisha at first?
(a) The wizard.
(b) The sell-out.
(c) The pawn.
(d) The Scholarship girl.

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

9. Where is the new person at Michael's work from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Mississauga.

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

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

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

13. Where do Francis and Michael often go for a refuge in their neighborhood?
(a) Aisha's apartment.
(b) The corner store.
(c) Their friend Raj's house.
(d) The Rouge Valley.

14. Why does Michael give away some of Francis's clothes?
(a) To give Ruth the space to reckon with her loss.
(b) To make some extra money.
(c) To get Francis's spirit out of the house.
(d) To help Francis's friends, who need the items.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday one year, many years after his death?

2. What is Francis's mother most disappointed about regarding Francis?

3. When they are growing up, What do Francis and Michael routinely do against their mother's wishes while she is at work?

4. What is one manifestation of Michael's mother's grief?

5. What word does Ruth use for avocadoes?

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