3. How does Silas feel when he realizes that his wife has left him for another man?
(a) He feels deep sorrow.
(b) He feels complete relief.
(c) He feels utter confusion.
(d) He feels boiling anger.

4. What is Mikey busy with when his mother is healing in their homes?
(a) Reading his mother's diary.
(b) Having secret meetings with Kate.
(c) Studying for exams.
(d) Researching the Kaaba stone.

5. What is the name of Silas's mother?
(a) Ouma Angel.
(b) Ouma Apple.
(c) Ouma Arab.
(d) Ouma Alice.

6. What does Silas fantasize about when thinking about his upcoming birthday party.
(a) Quitting his job and moving abroad.
(b) Beginning an affair with a much younger woman.
(c) Buying a new car.
(d) Taking a wild vacation with his wife.

7. What celebrity did Michael see when he witnessed the convoy of cars outside the birthday party?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) President George Bush, Sr.
(c) Mohandas Gandhi.
(d) Mother Teresa.

8. Where did Du Boise work before entering the army?
(a) On a cotton farm.
(b) In a steel mill.
(c) In a diamond mine.
(d) On a fishing boat.

9. What speech does Kate prepare in her mind in case Silas confronts her?
(a) Why she has left her government post.
(b) Why she started an affair with Mikey.
(c) Why she adores Silas and his family.
(d) Why she told Lydia about Silas's affair.

10. When Silas returns from the hospital, where is Lydia sleeping?
(a) In the bathtub.
(b) In Mikey's bedroom.
(c) In their bedroom.
(d) In the living room.

11. In the month his mother returns from the hospital, which of the following is NOT something Mikey changes about himself?
(a) He cuts his hair short.
(b) He gets an earring.
(c) He begins speaking with an accent.
(d) He starts wearing all black.

12. How does Michael respond to Vinu's story of abuse from her father?
(a) He shouts at her.
(b) He hugs her.
(c) He cries with her.
(d) He ignores her.

13. Which of the following is NOT a physical change Silas's mother endured after meeting Du Boise?
(a) She began to grow frail.
(b) She began to have breathing problems.
(c) She began to go deaf.
(d) She began to shrink.

14. How many times did Michael think about how he would shoot the gun before he confronted Vinu's father?
(a) Repeatedly.
(b) Once.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

15. In what country did Silas apply to be an ambassador?
(a) Spain.
(b) Libya.
(c) France.
(d) England.