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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 Jelly go out for after the party?
2. Who does Michael find when he goes to Francis's usual hang-out to find him?
3. Who does Francis appeal to after Jelly's audition?
4. Who does Michael lose his virginity to?
5. What does Francis own jointly with Jelly?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Francis insist on speaking to the white-shirted promoter again after the end of the audition?
2. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"
3. What happens when the cops show up at Desirea's in Part IV?
4. Why does Francis spend so much time at Desirea's?
5. What does Michael's boss Manny say about the fact that Jelly is staying with him in Part III?
6. What does Aisha tell Michael in Part IV about her relationship with her father?
7. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's in Part III?
8. What does Michael remember about Jelly's "dress rehearsal"?
9. What does Jelly do as a show of good faith towards Michael in Part III?
10. What good memory does Michael have of his father from his childhood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the dynamic between the police, in general, and the Black youth of the Park throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What does Michael think of Jelly's actions and attitudes when he sees him again for the first time, a good number of years after Francis's death? How does Michael react to Jelly at this time? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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