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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Francis frequently at night?

3. Why does Michael tell Ruth that Aisha has come to visit?

4. How does Ruth get hurt in Part II after Anton's shooting?

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 are some things Michael and Francis often did as children when Ruth was working that Ruth had told them not to do?

3. Why is it awkward for Aisha to stay with Michael when she visits?

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

5. What kind of reputation does Francis have in the neighborhood regarding sex and love?

6. What space in the neighborhood is a refuge for Michael and Francis when they are young boys, and why?

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

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

9. What does Michael think when he sees two people having sex through an open window?

10. What remains in Michael's bedroom that is a constant reminder of Francis for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the dynamic between the police, in general, and the Black youth of the Park throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing Francis's and Michael's early experiences of racism in Canadian society.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the tone and language Chariandy uses in this novel through his narrator, Michael.

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