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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 Michael's friends use Desirea's shop for?
2. What does Jelly seem to sense from Michael when Jelly first arrives at Michael's and Ruth's apartment?
3. Who harrasses Michael with a knife in Part IV?
4. What does Francis do with Michael for a rare treat in Part III?
5. Who meets Francis, Michael and Ruth at a house in Trinidad in a memory from Michael's youth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"
2. What does Michael gradually discover about Jelly's and Francis's relationship?
3. Why does Francis spend so much time at Desirea's?
4. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's in Part III?
5. What does Michael remember about Jelly's "dress rehearsal"?
6. Why does Ruth get so upset when Michael puts tinfoil over their windows?
7. What does Aisha tell Michael in Part IV about her relationship with her father?
8. What does Francis seem to think about the middle-class white kids in the line at the DJing audition?
9. What happens when Francis and Michael go to try to find their estranged father in Part III?
10. Why does Francis insist on speaking to the white-shirted promoter again after the end of the audition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
By the end of the novel, what does Michael seem to think about his own prospects and any hope of him achieving the "better life" that his mother wanted for both him and Francis? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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
Write an essay analyzing the tone and language Chariandy uses in this novel through his narrator, Michael.
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