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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 Michael find and ponder in his mother's old suitcase?
2. What does the man in the white shirt tell Francis after he is badly beaten by the bouncers?
3. Who gets into a verbal altercation with the police at Desirea's in Part IV?
4. What does Jelly go out for after the party?
5. What does Michael know about Anton?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who shows up in Michael's house in Part III after long years of no contact, and how does Michael feel about this person?
2. What does Francis seem to think about the middle-class white kids in the line at the DJing audition?
3. Why do Francis and Michael end up freezing and soaked in a bus shelter in Part IV?
4. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"
5. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's in Part III?
6. What does Francis do when Scatter pulls his knife on Michael?
7. Why does Ruth get so upset when Michael puts tinfoil over their windows?
8. What really upsets Michael when he comes home to find a party at his house in Part III?
9. What happens when the cops show up at Desirea's in Part IV?
10. What happens when Francis and Michael go to try to find their estranged father in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the tone and language Chariandy uses in this novel through his narrator, Michael.
Essay Topic 2
How does Michael come to understand the nature and manifestation of his mother Ruth's grief 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
What events and/or conversations make Michael realize his mother Ruth may need more help than he is able to provide for her on his own in the aftermath of Francis's death? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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