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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 35).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael's mother's generation call the place where she was born?
(a) The Congo.
(b) The Reaches.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) The Netherlands.

2. What country was Francis and Michael born and raised in?
(a) Canada.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) Mexico.

3. How old was Francis when he could read independently?
(a) 3.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

4. What is the neighborhood Michael grew up in called?
(a) The Rouge.
(b) The Park.
(c) The Gorge.
(d) The Valley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Michael give away some of Francis's clothes?

2. When do Francis and Michael visit the Rouge for the last time?

3. What is Michael's mother's name?

4. What does Francis say he will do even after he goes away for a while?

5. What is Francis dissatisfied with by the age of 14?

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