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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. Where does Jelly want to take Francis after the audition?
2. What does Francis do right before Jelly's big audition?
3. What does Michael know about Anton?
4. Who harrasses Michael with a knife in Part IV?
5. What does someone give Michael's mother Ruth to try in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Francis seem to think about the middle-class white kids in the line at the DJing audition?
2. Why does Francis spend so much time at Desirea's?
3. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's in Part III?
4. What does Francis do when Scatter pulls his knife on Michael?
5. What does Michael remember about Jelly's "dress rehearsal"?
6. How does Anton act in the aftermath of his being badly beaten, which Michael recalls in Part III?
7. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"
8. What does Aisha tell Michael in Part IV about her relationship with her father?
9. Why do Francis and Michael end up freezing and soaked in a bus shelter in Part IV?
10. What prompts the fight Francis gets into in Part IV that leaves him seriously injured?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What events and/or conversations make Michael realize his mother Ruth may need more help than he is able to provide for her on his own in the aftermath of Francis's death? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Michael come to understand the nature and manifestation of his mother Ruth's grief in the aftermath of Francis's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Francis take Michael to see their father once after their father leaves the family, and what is the result of this visit? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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