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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. Where is Francis's and Michael's father in Part II?
(a) A new job in New England.
(b) He has left the family and they do not really know his whereabouts.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Prison.

2. What happens to Francis frequently at night?
(a) He gets phone calls, late.
(b) He has nightmares.
(c) Girls come to the window.
(d) He has seizures.

3. What is Aisha's father's first name?
(a) Ben.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Clarence.
(d) James.

4. What does Michael know about his father's ethnic background?
(a) He is told his father is Indian.
(b) He is told his father is Latino.
(c) He is told his father is Native American.
(d) He is told his father is Romanian.

5. What is one thing of Francis's that Michael has given away?
(a) His coat.
(b) His Blue Jays cap.
(c) His sunglasses.
(d) His towels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Francis dissatisfied with by the age of 14?

2. Where is the new person at Michael's work from?

3. What is the official name of Michael's neighborood?

4. Where do Francis and Michael often go for a refuge in their neighborhood?

5. Why does Michael tell Ruth that Aisha has come to visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Michael feel about his job in Part II?

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

5. Why do the police bring Francis and Michael home to their apartment one day in Part II?

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

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

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

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

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

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