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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Michael's friend stay in Part I when the friend comes back to the neighborhood to visit?
(a) Ben's house.
(b) Raj's house.
(c) Samuel's house.
(d) Michael's house.

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

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

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

5. In Part II, how much time has passed since Francis's death?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Michael and Francis snowball cars during the winter?

3. What is the official name of Michael's neighborood?

4. What does Ruth do on Francis's birthday one year, many years after his death?

5. What shop do Michael and Francis sometimes look at comic books in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth do in Part II that is dangerous for her and scary for Michael?

2. What does Aisha do to the police car in Part II, and how does Michael react?

3. What work does Michael's mother do for a living when her boys are young, and how does it impact the family?

4. What kind of student was Francis and what happens in his schooling years?

5. What is the most significant source of tension between Francis and his mother?

6. Why does Aisha want to plan a get-together, and what is Michael's reaction?

7. How does Mrs. Henry treat Michael and his mother Ruth?

8. What does Aisha tell Michael immediately when he meets her at the bus stop in the neighborhood?

9. Why do Aisha and Michael often end up at the library together?

10. Why is Michael concerned that Aisha saw him and Michael being brought home by the police in Part II?

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