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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. Who does Aisha tell Michael he looks like with his haircut in Part III?
(a) Boy George.
(b) Gumby.
(c) Michael Jordan.
(d) Sting.

2. What does Michael wear to Jelly's audition?
(a) A tracksuit.
(b) A top hat.
(c) A tuxedo.
(d) A do-rag.

3. Why does Aisha wake Michael up urgently in Part IV?
(a) His mother has been hit by a car.
(b) Dru has come to visit.
(c) A stray dog is barking at the door.
(d) Jelly has passed out.

4. What does Ruth show some of the partygoers at the gathering Jelly and Aisha have?
(a) Francis's trophies.
(b) Francis's yearbook from school.
(c) Francis's old clothes.
(d) Old photos from her life.

5. Who first explains music to Michael?
(a) Dru.
(b) The Professa.
(c) Francis.
(d) Raj.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What incident does Michael witness Anton experiencing before Anton's death?

3. Why does Michael object to one of Francis's friends staying with them in Part III?

4. What does Ruth often do if there is not much food in the house?

5. Where do Michael and Francis end up sheltering on a freezing night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What good memory does Michael have of his father from his childhood?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when the cops show up at Desirea's in Part IV?

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