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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 police have been called to the apartment.
(d) The apartment is flooded.

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

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

4. What does Francis tell Michael he has to work on in Part III?
(a) Looking more sure of himself.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Doing better in school.
(d) Eating better.

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

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

7. What neighbor is with Michael's mother in the street in Part IV?
(a) Mrs. Henry.
(b) Mrs. Davis.
(c) Mrs. Lenny.
(d) Mrs. Hoke.

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

9. What does Ruth throw against the wall in Part III?
(a) A jar of pickles.
(b) Tin foil.
(c) Her jewelry.
(d) Eggs.

10. Who arrives at Michael's house in Part III shortly after Aisha gets there?
(a) Raj.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Dru.
(d) Jelly.

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

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

13. 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 picture of her and his father.
(d) A notebook of hers from when she was a school girl.

14. Where do Michael and Francis end up sheltering on a freezing night?
(a) A library.
(b) The bleachers at the ball field.
(c) A bus shelter.
(d) The homeless shelter.

15. Why does Aisha wake Michael up urgently in Part IV?
(a) His mother has been hit by a car.
(b) A stray dog is barking at the door.
(c) Jelly has passed out.
(d) Dru has come to visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Michael's friends use Desirea's shop for?

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

3. What can Jelly do that surprises Michael?

4. What does Aisha wear to Jelly's audition that is unusual for her?

5. What does Francis do right before Jelly's big audition?

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