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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Francis ask to speak to the promoter after he, Jelly and the others leave the audition tent?
(a) The bouncers.
(b) No one.
(c) The celebrity.
(d) The uncle with the record industry connections.

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

3. Who does Francis take Michael to see in Part III?
(a) Their father.
(b) Their grandmother.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) Their uncle.

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

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

6. What does Michael wear to Jelly's audition?
(a) A tracksuit.
(b) A do-rag.
(c) A top hat.
(d) A tuxedo.

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

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

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

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

11. What can Jelly do that surprises Michael?
(a) Paint.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Cook well.

12. What does Francis do with Michael for a rare treat in Part III?
(a) Takes him to a ballgame.
(b) Takes him out to eat at a restaurant.
(c) Takes him to the movies.
(d) Takes him to an amusement park.

13. What does the crew at Desirea's decide Jelly needs before his big audition?
(a) A good promotional poster.
(b) A dress rehearsal.
(c) A back-up singer.
(d) Lots of alcohol.

14. Where does Michael's father live?
(a) In a homeless shelter.
(b) In Trinidad somewhere.
(c) In a run-down low-rise building.
(d) With his sister in the suburbs.

15. What does Michael find when he gets home from work on one of the first nights Jelly is there in Part III?
(a) Aisha and Jelly are looking through old newspapers about Francis together.
(b) Jelly has a gun and is threatening the neighbors with it.
(c) The apartment is flooded.
(d) The police have been called to the apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Francis appeal to after Jelly's audition?

2. What was one thing that made Desirea's different from most businesses?

3. What is on the shirts that all the bouncers are wearing at the audition?

4. Why does Michael object to one of Francis's friends staying with them in Part III?

5. What does Aisha tell Michael about the white church in Trinidad?

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