Brother Quizzes

Brother Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Brother?
David Chariandy

Rachel Cusk

Michael Chariandy

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates Brother?
Ruth

Aisha

Francis

Michael
3 Who is the protagonist of Brother?
Francis

Michael

Aisha

Jelly
4 What form does Brother take?
Novel

Play

Epic poem

Short story
5 In what country is Brother set?
United States

Haiti

France

Canada
6 Which major city is closest to the neighborhood in which the novel takes place?
Vancouver

Seattle

New York

Toronto
7 What district is the book set in?
Durham

Peel

York

Scarborough
8 What is the name of Michael's neighborhood?
The Star

The Pond

The Park

Scarberia
9 Where is Michael's mother from?
Trinidad

Jamaica

Cuba

Haiti
10 What do Francis and Michael climb in the epilogue?
Tree fort

Hill in the center of the city

Their roof

Hydro pole
11 What danger does Francis warn Michael about when climbing in the epilogue?
Electrocution

Getting caught by police

Breaking an arm

Nothing
12 Who visits Michael in the first chapter?
Samuel

Aisha

Francis

Jelly
13 Why is Aisha back in town?
Her mother died

Her father died

Michael died

Francis died
14 What natural feature runs through Michael's neighborhood?
The Bow River

The Rouge Valley

The Seine River

None of these
15 What is the name of Michael's townhouse complex?
The Skid

The Park

The Lions

The Waldorf
16 Which answer best describes the general economic status of Michael and his neighbors?
Canada has no class distinctions

Impoverished

Upper class

Middle class
17 Who was Francis to Michael?
His older brother

His little brother

His son

His cousin
18 What is Michael's father's ancestry?
Mexican

Canadian

South Asian

South African
19 What is Michael's relationship with his father?
He only knows him from photographs

His father died when Michael was young

He feels supported by him and likes living in the same home

He spends weekends at his place
20 What is Ruth's job?
Banker

Cleaner

Nurse

Lawyer
21 What is a Scotch bonnet?
Baby pram

Hot pepper

Oatcake

Type of hat worn by nurses
22 Which is not one of the nicknames for Michael's area of Toronto?
Scarface

Scarlem

Scar-bro

Scarberia
23 What does Ruth warn her sons not to do when she leaves them alone?
Watch the news

Drink her liquor

Bake a cake

Answer the door
24 Referring to the Rouge as "a scar of green" is an example of what literary device?
Simile

Metaphor

Foreshadowing

Dramatic irony
25 Why does Ruth slap Francis?
She learns he was arrested for theft

She learns he hangs out at Desirea's

She learns he got a C in chemistry

She learns he hasn't been going to school

Brother David chariandy

I'm not sure the page because different copis have different page numbers.

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Answered by Aslan on 1/7/2024 7:45 PM

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What page did the manager go through Michael stuff

This would depend on the copy of book that you have.

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How did Francis die in the book, Brother?

In Chapter Six, when Jelly fails to impress the judges at a DJing audition for a big hip-hop concert coming to town, Francis gets in a physical fight with the bouncers. Later that day, the police come to Desirea's. Dazed and defiant, Francis...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 6/12/2023 7:19 PM

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Brother

by David Chariandy

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