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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. Where do Francis and Michael get kicked out of after buying and eating a hot dog there?

2. Who does Francis ask to speak to the promoter after he, Jelly and the others leave the audition tent?

3. What does Francis tell Michael he has to work on in Part III?

4. Where does Jelly actually take Francis following Jelly's audition?

5. What does Raj say Jelly is in relation to music?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Anton act in the aftermath of his being badly beaten, which Michael recalls in Part III?

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

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

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

6. Who shows up in Michael's house in Part III after long years of no contact, and how does Michael feel about this person?

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

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

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

10. What prompts the fight Francis gets into in Part IV that leaves him seriously injured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing Francis's and Michael's early experiences of racism in Canadian society.

Essay Topic 2

How does Chariandy use tone and plot to build and sustain suspense throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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