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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 everyone shout, in unison, in listening to Jelly's music at Desirea's in Part IV?
2. Why does Michael hesitate to go to where Francis usually hangs out to find him in Part III?
3. What does Michael think Desirea's looks like, amazingly, just before Jelly's big audition?
4. What does the man in the white shirt tell Francis after he is badly beaten by the bouncers?
5. What is Michael's one memory of his and Francis's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"
2. Why does Francis insist on speaking to the white-shirted promoter again after the end of the audition?
3. What really upsets Michael when he comes home to find a party at his house in Part III?
4. What does Francis do when Scatter pulls his knife on Michael?
5. How does Anton act in the aftermath of his being badly beaten, which Michael recalls in Part III?
6. What does Jelly do as a show of good faith towards Michael in Part III?
7. Why does Ruth get so upset when Michael puts tinfoil over their windows?
8. What does Michael end up really liking about hanging out at Desirea's with Francis and the gang?
9. What happens when Francis and Michael go to try to find their estranged father in Part III?
10. How does Francis seem to feel about the car he and Jelly share?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the major problems and points of tension in Francis's and Ruth's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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