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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Julian's home selected to host Silas's birthday party?
(a) Because he has the largest living room.
(b) Because it has the best security.
(c) Because he has the most diligent servants.
(d) Because no one else's home was free.

2. Which of the following is the one thing Lydia admits in her conversation with Silas over the phone, from the hotel room?
(a) That their marriage is over.
(b) That Mikey stole a gun from his university.
(c) That she has stolen all of his money.
(d) That she is relocating to another city.

3. What milestone birthday will Silas be celebrating in the year that the novel is set?
(a) His sixtieth birthday.
(b) His fortieth birthday.
(c) His fiftieth birthday.
(d) His thirtieth birthday.

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

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

6. Where do Julian and Kate find Silas, completely drunk, at his birthday party?
(a) On the roof.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In his car.
(d) In the bathroom.

7. What is the name of the religious order that Ali Ali starts?
(a) Pumi flanquird.
(b) Fumi banshraq.
(c) Qumi oradanzaraq.
(d) Rumi tariqah.

8. 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 shrink.
(c) She began to have breathing problems.
(d) She began to go deaf.

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

10. What does Silas decide to do to win Lydia back from Joao?
(a) Enlist the help of Mikey to bring Lydia back home.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Challenge Joao to a fistfight.
(d) Speak rationally to Lydia.

11. Which of the following actions best describes the way the Ali family deals with their anger?
(a) They argue.
(b) They become violent.
(c) They become silent.
(d) They shout.

12. Where does Michael shoot Du Boise, killing him?
(a) In the face.
(b) In the back.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the heart.

13. Whom does Michael bribe to say that he was not in the vicinity of Du Boise's murder, should the police ask?
(a) The shop owners.
(b) The Imam.
(c) The taxi drivers.
(d) The local soldiers.

14. Why isn't Lydia at home when Silas returns on the night of his birthday party?
(a) Because she is at Du Boise's house.
(b) Because she is at Vinu's house.
(c) Because she is at Mam Agnes' house.
(d) Because she is at Kate's house.

15. In what country was Ali Ali born?
(a) China.
(b) Russia.
(c) Libya.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Johnson phone Lydia and ask for a meeting?

2. Where was Vinu's father when Michael shot him?

3. How does Lydia react to Silas's plea that she return home?

4. What speech does Kate prepare in her mind in case Silas confronts her?

5. Which of the following characters does NOT give a speech about Silas at his birthday party?

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