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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 neighbor is with Michael's mother in the street in Part IV?
(a) Mrs. Hoke.
(b) Mrs. Lenny.
(c) Mrs. Henry.
(d) Mrs. Davis.

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

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

4. What does Francis do right before Jelly's big audition?
(a) Does his own makeup.
(b) Buys a new suit.
(c) Eats a big meal.
(d) Touches up his hair.

5. What does Aisha tell Michael about what Jelly is doing in Part III?
(a) Sellind drugs.
(b) Just getting by.
(c) Running a record company.
(d) Going back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth show some of the partygoers at the gathering Jelly and Aisha have?

2. How does Michael think Jelly's audition goes?

3. What connection does Aisha draw between her own father and Ruth?

4. What does Aisha wear to Jelly's audition that is unusual for her?

5. What does the man in the white shirt tell Francis after he is badly beaten by the bouncers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What feeling does Michael sense from Jelly in Part IV?

2. What does Michael end up really liking about hanging out at Desirea's with Francis and the gang?

3. Why do Francis and Michael end up freezing and soaked in a bus shelter in Part IV?

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

5. What does Francis seem to think about the middle-class white kids in the line at the DJing audition?

6. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"

7. What does Michael remember about Jelly's "dress rehearsal"?

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

9. What does Michael's boss Manny say about the fact that Jelly is staying with him in Part III?

10. What happens when Francis and Michael go to try to find their estranged father in Part III?

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