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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Michael's mother originally from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Guam.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Trinidad.

2. Who is killed in the Park in Part I?
(a) Raj.
(b) Dru.
(c) Anton.
(d) Aisha.

3. What happens to Francis frequently at night?
(a) He has nightmares.
(b) Girls come to the window.
(c) He has seizures.
(d) He gets phone calls, late.

4. Where does Ruth go when she leaves the house on her own at the end of Part II?
(a) The Black church.
(b) The 7-11.
(c) The Rouge Valley.
(d) The Heritage Store.

5. What does Aisha tell Michael about his mother's state of mind?
(a) She is stuck in mourning, or unable to mourn.
(b) She seems fine.
(c) Aisha has a good therapist they may want to go to.
(d) She needs immediate psychiatric help.

6. What does Aisha do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a paid writer.
(c) She is a model.
(d) She is a lawyer.

7. What does Ruth have in her hand when Michael finds her after she wanders off alone in Part II?
(a) Francis's photograph.
(b) Blue flowers.
(c) Money.
(d) Francis's necklace.

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

9. What are difficult parts of Michael's job?
(a) It is intellectually exhausting.
(b) It is physically very demanding, and the pay is low.
(c) His job description is constantly changing.
(d) It is dangerous.

10. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday one year, many years after his death?
(a) Cooks his favorite food.
(b) Visits his grave.
(c) Tries to kill herself.
(d) Sleeps all day.

11. What is Aisha's father's first name?
(a) Samuel.
(b) James.
(c) Ben.
(d) Clarence.

12. What does Francis say he will do even after he goes away for a while?
(a) Send copies of his records to them.
(b) Send people to check on Ruth.
(c) Come back every Sunday for dinner.
(d) Send money back to Ruth and Michael.

13. How does Michael's brother describe memory?
(a) Memory is the past.
(b) Memory is the muscle sting of now.
(c) Memory is cursed.
(d) Memory is subjective.

14. Why does Michael give away some of Francis's clothes?
(a) To make some extra money.
(b) To help Francis's friends, who need the items.
(c) To give Ruth the space to reckon with her loss.
(d) To get Francis's spirit out of the house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael compare his mother's face to in Part II?

2. What does Ruth do on one occasion to try to contact Francis after his death?

3. What kind of work does Ruth do?

4. What is one thing of Francis's that Michael has given away?

5. What reputation does Francis have in the neighborhood regarding girls?

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