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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. How does Michael feel during the first night visiting his mother's birthplace?
2. Who wants to come to the hospital with Michael and Ruth?
3. Who does Francis take Michael to see in Part III?
4. What does Francis do with Michael for a rare treat in Part III?
5. How is Jelly's name spelled on promotional flyers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Francis seem to feel about the car he and Jelly share?
2. How does Anton act in the aftermath of his being badly beaten, which Michael recalls in Part III?
3. Why do Francis and Michael end up freezing and soaked in a bus shelter in Part IV?
4. What does Aisha tell Michael is the meaning of the spelling of Jelly's name, "Djeli?"
5. What does Michael's boss Manny say about the fact that Jelly is staying with him in Part III?
6. Why does Michael go to find Francis at Desirea's in Part III?
7. Who shows up in Michael's house in Part III after long years of no contact, and how does Michael feel about this person?
8. What happens when the cops show up at Desirea's in Part IV?
9. What really upsets Michael when he comes home to find a party at his house in Part III?
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
When and how does Michael first become aware that Francis and Jelly are engaged in a romantic relationship with each other? What is his reaction and feelings about Francis and Jelly being a couple? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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
How does Chariandy explore and explain the true nature of Francis's and Jelly's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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