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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 prison.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A real club.
(d) A stadium.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Jelly think might be his big break?
(a) An audition at a big hip-hop concert coming up in town.
(b) A connection his uncle has with a record executive.
(c) A spot on a local television show.
(d) A performance at a local venue called The Ring.

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

11. Who gets into a verbal altercation with the police at Desirea's in Part IV?
(a) Francis.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Raj.
(d) Dru.

12. Who tells Michael that Goose has been moved out of intensive care?
(a) Francis.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Dru.

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

14. What singer does Michael hear when he turns on the walkman Ruth had been using in Part III?
(a) Ella Fitzgerald.
(b) Lenny Bruce.
(c) Simpson.
(d) Nina Simone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Michael find when he goes to Francis's usual hang-out to find him?

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

3. What does Raj say Jelly is in relation to music?

4. Who wants to come to the hospital with Michael and Ruth?

5. How does Michael think Jelly's audition goes?

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