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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 is Aisha doing when Michael gets out of work in Part II?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Watching a movie.
(c) Cooking for Ruth.
(d) Riding the swings.

2. How old was Francis when he could read independently?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

3. What religious building does Aisha tell Ruth about seeing?
(a) The East wing of the Vatican.
(b) The Black church.
(c) The white church.
(d) The Temple of Pinogue.

4. What does Michael compare his mother's face to in Part II?
(a) A glass ball about to break.
(b) A bird.
(c) A Christmas tree.
(d) A mirror.

5. What does Michael put on the windows in Part II because of the heat?
(a) Paper towels.
(b) Tissue paper.
(c) Tin foil.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Francis's mother most disappointed about regarding Francis?

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

4. What are difficult parts of Michael's job?

5. Who is Michael's boss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What space in the neighborhood is a refuge for Michael and Francis when they are young boys, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Michael concerned that Aisha saw him and Michael being brought home by the police in Part II?

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