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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had Francis acted after seeing Anton get shot?
(a) Like an activist with a new cause.
(b) Like a changed person, for the better.
(c) Like a zombie.
(d) Like a zealot.

2. What does Aisha want to do to try to help Ruth in her grief?
(a) Go to church and pray.
(b) Have Ruth write her recollections of Francis.
(c) Write a song for Francis.
(d) Have a gathering of remembrance for Francis.

3. What is one staple food that Ruth prepares regularly?
(a) Rost lamb.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Lentil stew.
(d) Rotis.

4. How does Ruth refer to Aisha at first?
(a) The Scholarship girl.
(b) The wizard.
(c) The pawn.
(d) The sell-out.

5. Who is Michael's older brother?
(a) Dru.
(b) Raj.
(c) Jelly.
(d) Francis.

6. Who comes back for a visit to the neighborhood in Part I?
(a) Raj.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Francis.
(d) Aisha.

7. Who is Michael's boss?
(a) Manny.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Henry.
(d) Fred.

8. What shop do Michael and Francis sometimes look at comic books in?
(a) Heritage Value.
(b) Freemon's.
(c) Desirea's.
(d) Mike's.

9. When do Francis and Michael visit the Rouge for the last time?
(a) Just before Francis turns 14.
(b) When Francis is 18.
(c) When Francis is 20.
(d) When Michael is 18.

10. What book does Michael use as a pretense to sit next to Aisha at the library?
(a) Sense and Sensibility.
(b) The Theban Plays.
(c) The Chronicles of Narnia.
(d) The War of the Worlds.

11. What does Aisha's father die from?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Accidental shooting.
(d) Cancer.

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

13. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's for the first time in Part II?
(a) There is no food in the house.
(b) The police come looking for Francis.
(c) Ruth gets sick.
(d) Michael gets sick.

14. What does Michael know about his father's ethnic background?
(a) He is told his father is Romanian.
(b) He is told his father is Latino.
(c) He is told his father is Indian.
(d) He is told his father is Native American.

15. 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 money back to Ruth and Michael.
(c) Come back every Sunday for dinner.
(d) Send people to check on Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Francis sometimes do just before he was a teenager when Ruth came home from work?

2. Where does Michael's friend stay in Part I when the friend comes back to the neighborhood to visit?

3. Where has Aisha recently visited that has resonated with her?

4. Why is Michael worried Aisha sees him on the night of Anton's shooting?

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

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