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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. What does Mrs. Henry do for a living?
(a) She is a dance teacher.
(b) She is a psychic.
(c) She is a pastor of a Pentecostal Church.
(d) She is an accountant.

2. What is one staple food that Ruth prepares regularly?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Rotis.
(c) Lentil stew.
(d) Rost lamb.

3. What does Aisha mostly read in the library in Part II?
(a) Novels.
(b) Chemistry books.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Plays.

4. When they are growing up, What do Francis and Michael routinely do against their mother's wishes while she is at work?
(a) Go out and wander the neighborhood.
(b) Order takeout.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Have friends over the apartment.

5. What does Ruth do on one occasion to try to contact Francis after his death?
(a) Prays to hear his voice again.
(b) Goes to a medium.
(c) Goes to his grave to talk to him.
(d) Asks an operator to reach him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which neighbor of Michael's is kind but also intrusive at times?

2. What is the neighborhood Michael grew up in called?

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

4. What does Aisha's father die from?

5. Where does Michael work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of student was Francis and what happens in his schooling years?

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

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

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

6. What does Ruth do in Part II that is dangerous for her and scary for Michael?

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

8. What work does Michael's mother do for a living when her boys are young, and how does it impact the family?

9. What kind of reputation does Francis have in the neighborhood regarding sex and love?

10. What does Aisha do to the police car in Part II, and how does Michael react?

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