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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 word, related to sex, does Francis introduce Michael to when they are young and accidentally see two strangers having sex?
(a) Vagina.
(b) Orgasm.
(c) Boner.
(d) Mastubration.

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

3. What is one manifestation of Michael's mother's grief?
(a) She has shaved her head.
(b) Sometimes, she stops speaking.
(c) She hangs around graveyards, waiting for something that no one understands.
(d) She spends money with abandon.

4. Where does Ruth go when she leaves the house on her own at the end of Part II?
(a) The Heritage Store.
(b) The Rouge Valley.
(c) The 7-11.
(d) The Black church.

5. How had Francis acted after seeing Anton get shot?
(a) Like a zombie.
(b) Like an activist with a new cause.
(c) Like a zealot.
(d) Like a changed person, for the better.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ruth refer to Aisha at first?

2. What is Aisha doing when Michael gets out of work in Part II?

3. What does Ruth demand of Francis after Anton's shooting?

4. Why is Michael worried Aisha sees him on the night of Anton's shooting?

5. What does Aisha do to the police car in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the most significant source of tension between Francis and his mother?

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

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

5. What does Michael think when he sees two people having sex through an open window?

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

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

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

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

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

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