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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is NOT one that Grace wants to talk about with Alec when she rouses him from sleep?
(a) Kate.
(b) Silas.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Mikey.

2. What part of Lydia is cut when her beer glass shatters?
(a) Her feet.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her arms.

3. Which of the following characters is NOT one that Lydia realized could have been an assassin in her home?
(a) The municipal inspectors.
(b) The postal worker.
(c) The dog walker.
(d) The meter reader.

4. As a child, what did Mikey want to be when he grew up?
(a) A politician.
(b) A writer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

5. To which of the following does Mikey compare his childhood relationship to his mother?
(a) Like planets.
(b) Like animals.
(c) Like statues.
(d) Like flowers.

6. At Mam Agnes's house, who comes out to the car to have a drink with Silas?
(a) James.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Jermaine.
(d) Jerry.

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

8. What does Silas wrap around Lydia's injuries to try to stop the bleeding?
(a) Bed sheets.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Towels.
(d) His shirt.

9. Where were Kate and Mikey when she told him she was a lesbian?
(a) At the school playground.
(b) At the movie theater.
(c) At the church.
(d) At a dinner party.

10. Whom does Silas call for emergency help when he sees that his wife is injured?
(a) He calls an ambulance.
(b) He calls no one.
(c) He calls the fire department.
(d) He calls the police.

11. Where does Mikey hide his mother's diary?
(a) In his pillowcase.
(b) In a cupboard.
(c) In his dirty laundry.
(d) Under his mattress.

12. What does Lydia reveal about her relationship with Du Boise?
(a) He killed her mother.
(b) He is the father of her son.
(c) He proposed to her.
(d) He attacked her.

13. How does Silas respond to running into Du Boise again?
(a) He hugs him.
(b) He silently walks away.
(c) He invites him over for dinner.
(d) He punches him.

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

15. From which religion is the blue Ali stone Mikey has collected?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Kaaba.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Mikey describe the relationship between his parents?

2. Which of Mikey's relatives is the only one permitted to call him "Michael"?

3. Where does Silas run into Du Boise?

4. What color hue does Kate claim to see emanating from Mikey's navel?

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

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