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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 11 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ethnic background does Melissa most strongly identify with?
(a) Haitian.
(b) South African.
(c) Sudanese.
(d) Nigerian.

2. Why is Michael resistant to Melissa's idea of moving to the suburbs?
(a) He thinks the schools are not as good in the suburbs.
(b) He thinks the suburbs are too expensive.
(c) He thinks the suburbs are too far away from his family.
(d) He thinks there are not enough people of color in the suburbs.

3. What kind of a class does Melissa take Blake to in Chapter 5?
(a) A parent-child music class.
(b) A baby dance class.
(c) A parent-child painting class.
(d) A parent-child science class.

4. What is Melissa reading in Chapter 12?
(a) Essays by David Brooks.
(b) A Shakespeare anthology.
(c) A novel by Ta-Nahisi Coates.
(d) Work by a Buddhist monk named Thich Nat Han.

5. What does Melissa see picking Ria up from school in Chapter 6 that disturbs her?
(a) A robbery in progress.
(b) A knife on the ground.
(c) A dog without an owner.
(d) A white police ribbon on a nearby street, indicating a serious crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Ethan the night Justin died?

2. What is a problem with the room in Michael's and Melissa's house where the children sleep?

3. Where in 13 Paradise Row do Michael and Melissa have a tense conversation in Chapter 6?

4. What does Melissa arrange to do with a friend the following weekend at the end of Chapter 6?

5. What does Melissa say football is an analogy for?

(see the answer key)

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