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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who meets Francis, Michael and Ruth at a house in Trinidad in a memory from Michael's youth?
(a) Ruth's brother.
(b) Ruth's aunt.
(c) Ruth's siter.
(d) Ruth's mother.

3. What does Michael find and ponder in his mother's old suitcase?
(a) A picture of her and Francis.
(b) An old pennant.
(c) A notebook of hers from when she was a school girl.
(d) A picture of her and his father.

4. Why does Michael object to one of Francis's friends staying with them in Part III?
(a) He worries about his mother's state of mind.
(b) He thinks Aisha and the friend will become romantically involved.
(c) He thinks the friend will steal money.
(d) He thinks the friend will attract the cops' attention.

5. What does Aisha wear to Jelly's audition that is unusual for her?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A track suit.
(c) A cap.
(d) A swimsuit.

6. What does Francis own jointly with Jelly?
(a) A bike.
(b) A car.
(c) A dog.
(d) A house.

7. How does Michael feel during the first night visiting his mother's birthplace?
(a) Angry.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Happy.
(d) Scared.

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

9. Why does Michael hesitate to go to where Francis usually hangs out to find him in Part III?
(a) Francis has told him never to come there.
(b) Francis has never invited him there.
(c) Dru, the owner of the place, does not like Michael.
(d) Michael has been there before and he feels unsafe there.

10. What connection does Aisha draw between her own father and Ruth?
(a) They both suffer from cancer.
(b) They are both war veterans.
(c) They are both Jewish.
(d) They are from the same town in Trinidad.

11. What does Michael know about Anton?
(a) Anton did not even live in the Park - he was from a few neighborhoods away.
(b) He seemed to have a very unstable family life and lived mostly on the streets.
(c) Almost nothing.
(d) Anton came from a happy, stable family.

12. Where does Ruth take Michael and Francis once when they are very young?
(a) California.
(b) England.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Spain.

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

14. What sets Raj apart from the rest of the crew at Desirea's?
(a) He is going to college.
(b) His parents own their own home.
(c) He speaks two languages.
(d) He is a fantastic student.

15. Who passes out flyers for Jelly's performance?
(a) Dru.
(b) Scott.
(c) Raj.
(d) Aisha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What singer does Michael hear when he turns on the walkman Ruth had been using in Part III?

3. What does Michael find when he gets home from work on one of the first nights Jelly is there in Part III?

4. Who arrives at Desirea's just as the party is winding up at 6 a.m. in Part IV?

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

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