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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Michael's boss?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Henry.
(c) Fred.
(d) Manny.

2. What does Michael's mother's generation call the place where she was born?
(a) The Reaches.
(b) The Congo.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) The West Indies.

3. What is Michael's brother's "place in the sky"?
(a) The fire escape.
(b) The hydro pole.
(c) The plane.
(d) The apartment's roof.

4. Where do Aisha and Michael often go to talk and be together?
(a) The library.
(b) The park.
(c) The school.
(d) The Rouge.

5. Who owns Desirea's?
(a) Henry.
(b) Raj.
(c) Michael.
(d) Dru.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael put on the windows in Part II because of the heat?

2. Who is killed in the Park in Part I?

3. What shop do Michael and Francis sometimes look at comic books in?

4. How does Michael's brother describe memory?

5. Where does Francis often hang out in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Henry treat Michael and his mother Ruth?

2. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday years after he dies?

3. What remains in Michael's bedroom that is a constant reminder of Francis for him?

4. What kind of future does Aisha seem prepared for in Part II?

5. Why does Michael have a particular and new kind of understanding with Aisha in Part II?

6. Why do Aisha and Michael often end up at the library together?

7. How did Francis and Michael feel about Trinidad, their mother's place of birth, growing up?

8. Why does Aisha want to plan a get-together, and what is Michael's reaction?

9. What often happens to Francis at night that unsettles Michael?

10. What structure do Michael and Francis climb together in the very beginning of the novel?

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