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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Michael's friends use Desirea's shop for?
(a) Painting canvasses.
(b) Selling drugs.
(c) Running an illegal phone-fixing business.
(d) DJing and playing music.

2. Where does Jelly actually take Francis following Jelly's audition?
(a) Home to Ruth's.
(b) The bus station.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The bar.

3. What does Ruth show some of the partygoers at the gathering Jelly and Aisha have?
(a) Francis's old clothes.
(b) Old photos from her life.
(c) Francis's yearbook from school.
(d) Francis's trophies.

4. What does Francis do right before Jelly's big audition?
(a) Eats a big meal.
(b) Does his own makeup.
(c) Touches up his hair.
(d) Buys a new suit.

5. Where does Michael go for the first time to find Francis in Part III?
(a) 7-11.
(b) The Heritage Store.
(c) The library.
(d) Desirea's.

6. How does Francis react when Michael tells him about their mother's fit?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is suspicious.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is sympathetic.

7. What does someone give Michael's mother Ruth to try in Part III?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) A walkman.
(d) Beer.

8. What does Francis take Michael to buy in Part III?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Beer.
(d) Food for Michael and Ruth.

9. Who wants to come to the hospital with Michael and Ruth?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Michael's father.
(c) Jelly and Aisha.
(d) Mrs. Henry.

10. What does Ruth often do if there is not much food in the house?
(a) Order takeout.
(b) Go through the garbage outside in secret to see if there is any food there.
(c) Ask the neighbors for food.
(d) Take only a little for herself.

11. What does Ruth do when she sees the state of Francis after Jelly's audition?
(a) Rushes to help him get cleaned up.
(b) Calls the police.
(c) Kicks him out of the house.
(d) Takes him to the hospital.

12. What do Francis and Jelly bring into Desirea's almost every day?
(a) Video tapes.
(b) Records.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Beer.

13. Who harrasses Michael with a knife in Part IV?
(a) Raj.
(b) Dru.
(c) Henry.
(d) Scatter.

14. What does Michael acknowledge everyone knows about Francis in Part IV?
(a) He is very sensitive.
(b) He has been depressed in the past.
(c) He has a learning disability.
(d) He could be pushed into an angry reaction.

15. How is Jelly's name spelled on promotional flyers?
(a) Jell-i.
(b) Djeli.
(c) Jell-O.
(d) Jell-eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael tell Aisha and Jelly about his mother in Part IV?

2. Who passes out flyers for Jelly's performance?

3. What does Francis do to Scatter that earns Francis legendary status?

4. How does Michael feel during the first night visiting his mother's birthplace?

5. Who does Aisha tell Michael he looks like with his haircut in Part III?

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