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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael think Desirea's looks like, amazingly, just before Jelly's big audition?
(a) A real club.
(b) A prison.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A stadium.

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

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

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

5. What incident does Michael witness Anton experiencing before Anton's death?
(a) Anton's high school graduation.
(b) Anton's serious beating.
(c) Anton playing the guitar beautifully.
(d) Anton robbing a store.

6. What does everyone shout, in unison, in listening to Jelly's music at Desirea's in Part IV?
(a) Up!
(b) We Win!
(c) Bring It?
(d) Volume.

7. What is Michael's one memory of his and Francis's father?
(a) Their father angry and drunk.
(b) Their father dancing with Francis.
(c) Their father in his casket.
(d) Their father begging for a job.

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

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

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

11. Who does Aisha tell Michael he looks like with his haircut in Part III?
(a) Sting.
(b) Michael Jordan.
(c) Gumby.
(d) Boy George.

12. What does Michael tell Aisha and Jelly about his mother in Part IV?
(a) She is ready to go back to work full-time.
(b) She is healing already.
(c) She is terminally ill.
(d) She is broken.

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

14. Who does Francis appeal to after Jelly's audition?
(a) Their own manager.
(b) A promoter in a white shirt.
(c) A famous record executive.
(d) One of their favorite hip-hop artists who is also there.

15. What does Michael remember Aisha's father doing once in front of him and Francis that was a little awkward but also a bit beautiful?
(a) Singing.
(b) Talking about how much he loved Aisha.
(c) Writing a poem.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew at Desirea's decide Jelly needs before his big audition?

2. Who arrives at Michael's house in Part III shortly after Aisha gets there?

3. Who does Michael lose his virginity to?

4. What does Francis take Michael to buy in Part III?

5. What does Michael find and ponder in his mother's old suitcase?

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