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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 do Francis and Jelly bring into Desirea's almost every day?
2. What does the man in the white shirt tell Francis after he is badly beaten by the bouncers?
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. Who arrives at Michael's house in Part III shortly after Aisha gets there?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ruth get so upset when Michael puts tinfoil over their windows?
2. What prompts the fight Francis gets into in Part IV that leaves him seriously injured?
3. What does Aisha tell Michael in Part IV about her relationship with her father?
4. What feeling does Michael sense from Jelly in Part IV?
5. Who shows up in Michael's house in Part III after long years of no contact, and how does Michael feel about this person?
6. What does Michael gradually discover about Jelly's and Francis's relationship?
7. What does Michael end up really liking about hanging out at Desirea's with Francis and the gang?
8. How does Anton act in the aftermath of his being badly beaten, which Michael recalls in Part III?
9. What does Michael's boss Manny say about the fact that Jelly is staying with him in Part III?
10. What does Francis do when Scatter pulls his knife on Michael?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Francis get so angry - angry enough to pick a fight with four men who are much larger than him - after the Jelly's DJ audition? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Michael describe the neighbors' treatment of him and Ruth, his mother, in the aftermath of Francis's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing Francis's and Michael's early experiences of racism in Canadian society.
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