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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 does Michael go for the first time to find Francis in Part III?
(a) The library.
(b) 7-11.
(c) The Heritage Store.
(d) Desirea's.

2. What does Michael think Desirea's looks like, amazingly, just before Jelly's big audition?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A real club.
(c) A prison.
(d) A stadium.

3. What does Michael know about Anton?
(a) Almost nothing.
(b) Anton did not even live in the Park - he was from a few neighborhoods away.
(c) Anton came from a happy, stable family.
(d) He seemed to have a very unstable family life and lived mostly on the streets.

4. What does Ruth do when she sees the state of Francis after Jelly's audition?
(a) Kicks him out of the house.
(b) Calls the police.
(c) Rushes to help him get cleaned up.
(d) Takes him to the hospital.

5. What does the crew at Desirea's decide Jelly needs before his big audition?
(a) Lots of alcohol.
(b) A back-up singer.
(c) A dress rehearsal.
(d) A good promotional poster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Francis and Michael get kicked out of after buying and eating a hot dog there?

2. What does Michael find and ponder in his mother's old suitcase?

3. Who do Michael and Francis and their friends wait behind in line at the audition?

4. What neighbor is with Michael's mother in the street in Part IV?

5. What do Francis and Jelly bring into Desirea's almost every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francis do when Scatter pulls his knife on Michael?

2. How does Anton act in the aftermath of his being badly beaten, which Michael recalls in Part III?

3. What really upsets Michael when he comes home to find a party at his house in Part III?

4. Why does Francis insist on speaking to the white-shirted promoter again after the end of the audition?

5. What does Jelly do as a show of good faith towards Michael in Part III?

6. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's in Part III?

7. Why does Ruth get so upset when Michael puts tinfoil over their windows?

8. What does Aisha tell Michael in Part IV about her relationship with her father?

9. How does Francis seem to feel about the car he and Jelly share?

10. Why does Francis spend so much time at Desirea's?

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