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

2. Who does Michael lose his virginity to?

3. What does Ruth do when she sees the state of Francis after Jelly's audition?

4. What does Jelly go out for after the party?

5. What do Michael's friends use Desirea's shop for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Francis spend so much time at Desirea's?

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

4. What does Francis seem to think about the middle-class white kids in the line at the DJing audition?

5. Why does Ruth get so upset when Michael puts tinfoil over their windows?

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

7. What does Aisha tell Michael in Part IV about her relationship with her father?

8. What does Michael gradually discover about Jelly's and Francis's relationship?

9. How does Jelly's audition go?

10. What does Jelly do as a show of good faith towards Michael in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is Michael's family's visit back to Trinidad like, and what do he and Francis learn about their mother there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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