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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. What does Michael know about Anton?
(a) Anton did not even live in the Park - he was from a few neighborhoods away.
(b) Almost nothing.
(c) Anton came from a happy, stable family.
(d) He seemed to have a very unstable family life and lived mostly on the streets.

2. Who does Francis ask to speak to the promoter after he, Jelly and the others leave the audition tent?
(a) The celebrity.
(b) The uncle with the record industry connections.
(c) The bouncers.
(d) No one.

3. What does Jelly go out for after the party?
(a) Beer.
(b) Paper.
(c) Dog food.
(d) Cleanser for the carpet stain.

4. How is Jelly's name spelled on promotional flyers?
(a) Djeli.
(b) Jell-O.
(c) Jell-eye.
(d) Jell-i.

5. What does Michael find when he gets home from work on one of the first nights Jelly is there in Part III?
(a) The apartment is flooded.
(b) The police have been called to the apartment.
(c) Jelly has a gun and is threatening the neighbors with it.
(d) Aisha and Jelly are looking through old newspapers about Francis together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis do when he is told he cannot speak to the promoter again after all the auditions are over?

2. What does Jelly think might be his big break?

3. What style of singing from Somalia does Jelly sample first in his audition?

4. What does Michael think Desirea's looks like, amazingly, just before Jelly's big audition?

5. What does Ruth show some of the partygoers at the gathering Jelly and Aisha have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aisha tell Michael in Part IV about her relationship with her father?

2. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"

3. What feeling does Michael sense from Jelly in Part IV?

4. What does Michael end up really liking about hanging out at Desirea's with Francis and the gang?

5. Why does Ruth get so upset when Michael puts tinfoil over their windows?

6. Who shows up in Michael's house in Part III after long years of no contact, and how does Michael feel about this person?

7. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's in Part III?

8. Why does Francis insist on speaking to the white-shirted promoter again after the end of the audition?

9. What does Francis do when Scatter pulls his knife on Michael?

10. Why do Francis and Michael end up freezing and soaked in a bus shelter in Part IV?

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