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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Mikey's relatives is the only one permitted to call him "Michael"?
(a) His Mam Agnes.
(b) His Aunt Gracie.
(c) His Uncle Toyer.
(d) His mother, Lydia.

2. Where was Mikey's sister sent to live?
(a) America.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Egypt.

3. Whom does Mikey ask Kate to gather papers about and return to him?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Silas.
(c) Mireille.
(d) Du Boise.

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

5. Who are Kate Jessup and Julian Solomon?
(a) Silas's business partners.
(b) Silas's neighbors.
(c) Silas's cousins.
(d) Silas's friends.

6. What fear rouses Silas from his nightmare about death?
(a) That Kate is dying.
(b) That Alec has lied to him.
(c) That Lydia is having an affair.
(d) That Mikey is not his son.

7. What is the name of the woman that Silas had an affair with?
(a) Bernadette.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Betty.
(d) Bernice.

8. 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) Mikey.
(c) Silas.
(d) Lydia.

9. How would Mikey describe the relationship between his parents?
(a) Distant.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Hostile.

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

11. What is the name of the woman who Silas met with a deep knife wound that hadn't properly healed?
(a) Tanny Pip.
(b) Danny Flip.
(c) Fanny Dip.
(d) Manny Hip.

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

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

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

15. How long have Silas and Alec been best friends?
(a) Since high school.
(b) Since joining the army together.
(c) Since they began working together.
(d) Since childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kate's current girlfriend?

2. Which of the following is NOT a subject Mikey is concerned with in his conversations with Kate.

3. Which of the following political leaders was inadvertently involved in Mikey's sister being sent away from home?

4. Where does Mikey read his mother's diary?

5. When Mikey is lying in bed thinking, which debate is he thinking about and replaying in his mind?

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