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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Aisha do to the police car in Part II?
2. How does Ruth get hurt in Part II after Anton's shooting?
3. What is Aisha's father's first name?
4. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday one year, many years after his death?
5. What piece of knowledge does Ruth reveal that she knows in Part II, surprising Michael and Aisha?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Aisha do to the police car in Part II, and how does Michael react?
2. How does Mrs. Henry treat Michael and his mother Ruth?
3. What kind of future does Aisha seem prepared for in Part II?
4. What kind of student was Francis and what happens in his schooling years?
5. What space in the neighborhood is a refuge for Michael and Francis when they are young boys, and why?
6. Why do the police bring Francis and Michael home to their apartment one day in Part II?
7. How did Francis and Michael feel about Trinidad, their mother's place of birth, growing up?
8. What does Ruth do in Part II that is dangerous for her and scary for Michael?
9. What does Aisha tell Michael immediately when he meets her at the bus stop in the neighborhood?
10. Why does Michael have a particular and new kind of understanding with Aisha in Part II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do Michael's and Francis's mother's financial struggles and the family's poverty affect their family's dynamic while the boys are growing up? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
When and how does Michael first become aware that Francis and Jelly are engaged in a romantic relationship with each other? What is his reaction and feelings about Francis and Jelly being a couple? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What does Michael begin to understand, at a young age, about society's expectations of him and what he may or may not be capable of achieving? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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