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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Silas's father leave to him after he died?
(a) A Kaaba stone.
(b) A lump sum of money.
(c) A collection of journals and photographs.
(d) The house where Silas currently lives.

2. What food does Mikey order in to share with Julian and Kate?
(a) Sub sandwiches.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Indian.
(d) Pizza.

3. What is the name of Lydia's brother-in-law?
(a) Art.
(b) Alec.
(c) Adam.
(d) Aaron.

4. When Alec is drinking his tea, which of the following people is NOT a source of his outrage?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) Mohandas Gandhi.
(c) Silas.
(d) Gracie.

5. Where does Lydia work?
(a) At a grocery store.
(b) At a medical clinic.
(c) At an elementary school.
(d) At a tailor's shop.

6. While pregnant, what decision does Lydia decide to make after the baby is born?
(a) Whether or not to give the baby up for adoption.
(b) Whether or not she will tell Silas the truth.
(c) Whether or not the baby should live.
(d) Whether or not she should name the baby after his true father.

7. After Kate leaves Mikey, whom does she have a meeting scheduled with at work?
(a) The Attorney General.
(b) The President.
(c) The Secretary of Defense.
(d) The Treasurer.

8. Who stays with Mikey while his parents are at the hospital?
(a) Julian.
(b) Kate.
(c) Mam Agnes.
(d) Mireille.

9. What does Silas see lying in a hospital bed when he wakes from his nightmare?
(a) An abandoned baby.
(b) A dead man.
(c) A sick old woman.
(d) An empty bed with crisp white sheets.

10. What part of Lydia's foot was cut in her injuries?
(a) Her tendons.
(b) Her toes.
(c) Her muscles.
(d) Her bones.

11. Where does Lydia hide her diary?
(a) In a lockbox.
(b) In her desk.
(c) Under her mattress.
(d) In the ceiling vent.

12. Which of the following is NOT something Mikey finds in his mother's desk drawers?
(a) Tickets to the zoo.
(b) Photographs of him as a child.
(c) Grocery store receipts.
(d) A dead and dried carnation.

13. How does Lydia get home from the hospital after she is discharged?
(a) She decides to walk.
(b) She takes a taxi.
(c) Mam Agnes drives her home.
(d) Mikey drives her home.

14. What rumor is Julian battling in his life?
(a) The rumor that he is an imposter.
(b) The rumor that he is broke.
(c) The rumor that he is gay.
(d) The rumor that he is a criminal.

15. What is the name of the town where the Ali family lives?
(a) Berea.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Pretoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does Kate use to describe the kinds of lives South Africans need to learn to live?

2. What is the name of the woman that Silas had an affair with?

3. After a stressful meeting, how does Kate like to unwind and relieve her stress?

4. Which type of school and church did Lydia attend as a child?

5. How does Mikey feel before he begins to read his mother's diary?

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