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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 36 - 70).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns Desirea's?
(a) Dru.
(b) Raj.
(c) Michael.
(d) Henry.

2. What is one manifestation of Michael's mother's grief?
(a) She hangs around graveyards, waiting for something that no one understands.
(b) She spends money with abandon.
(c) She has shaved her head.
(d) Sometimes, she stops speaking.

3. What is Francis's mother most disappointed about regarding Francis?
(a) He eats too much.
(b) He drops out of school.
(c) He takes drugs.
(d) He gets a dead-end job.

4. What is Michael's mother's name?
(a) Betty.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Hettie.
(d) Clara.

5. When they are growing up, What do Francis and Michael routinely do against their mother's wishes while she is at work?
(a) Order takeout.
(b) Go out and wander the neighborhood.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Have friends over the apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Ruth do in Part I, after Francis's death?

2. What piece of knowledge does Ruth reveal that she knows in Part II, surprising Michael and Aisha?

3. Where does Michael work?

4. Who is Francis's best friend in Part II?

5. Where does Ruth go when she leaves the house on her own at the end of Part II?

(see the answer key)

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