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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 does the man in the white shirt tell Francis after he is badly beaten by the bouncers?
(a) That there is no way kids like them, from their neighborhood, will ever make it in the music industry.
(b) To go away and not come back or he will have them all arrested.
(c) That he will call an ambulance for Francis.
(d) That this is what happens to people with no talent.

2. How does Michael feel during the first night visiting his mother's birthplace?
(a) Happy.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Suspicious.

3. What was one thing that made Desirea's different from most businesses?
(a) There was always a lot of cash on hand.
(b) There were many workers in a small space.
(c) It did not accept credit cards.
(d) Prospective clients were almost never welcomed.

4. How is Jelly's name spelled on promotional flyers?
(a) Djeli.
(b) Jell-eye.
(c) Jell-i.
(d) Jell-O.

5. What does Michael acknowledge everyone knows about Francis in Part IV?
(a) He has a learning disability.
(b) He could be pushed into an angry reaction.
(c) He is very sensitive.
(d) He has been depressed in the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aisha tell Michael he looks like with his haircut in Part III?

2. How does Francis react when Michael tells him about their mother's fit?

3. What does Jelly seem to sense from Michael when Jelly first arrives at Michael's and Ruth's apartment?

4. What does Michael know about Anton?

5. What does Michael think Desirea's looks like, amazingly, just before Jelly's big audition?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Jelly's audition go?

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

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