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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose home will Silas's birthday party be held?
(a) At Mam Agnes' home.
(b) At Julian's home.
(c) At Kate's home.
(d) At Silas's home.

2. Which of the following groups of people is NOT one that Silas meets with while writing the TRC report?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Ministers.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Politicians.

3. Whom does Silas feel has become mixed up with "bad people"?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Michael.
(c) Julian.
(d) Kate.

4. Who emerges from the bushes where Silas is sitting, screaming and striking at him?
(a) Du Boise.
(b) Vinu.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Mikey.

5. What did Michael do so that no passers-by would recognize what he was doing during the murder?
(a) He waited until the tide came in.
(b) He covered the gun with a pillow .
(c) He waited until a jackhammer started.
(d) He added a silencer to the gun.

6. What is the name of the mosque where Michael's grandfather was the Imam?
(a) Germania Street Mosque.
(b) Granite Street Mosque.
(c) Gooseberry Street Mosque.
(d) Griffith Street Mosque.

7. How does Lydia react to the new bedroom Silas and Mikey have redecorated for her?
(a) She is offended.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is delighted.
(d) She is apathetic.

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

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

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) Speak rationally to Lydia.
(c) Challenge Joao to a fistfight.
(d) Nothing.

11. How does Kate package the papers on Du Boise she has stolen for Mikey?
(a) Bundled in a shoebox.
(b) Wrapped in newspaper.
(c) In a paper bag.
(d) In a manila envelope.

12. What does Lydia decide to give to Silas for his fiftieth birthday?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A divorce.
(c) A diary.
(d) A new car.

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

14. What class does Mikey take with Vinu Viljoen?
(a) History.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) English.

15. Which of the following is NOT something Silas feels he is completely incapable of doing with his family?
(a) Accuse.
(b) Justify.
(c) Recriminate.
(d) Transform

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Silas know that Lydia has left him for good?

2. What happens to Ali Ali's sister after she gives birth to her daughter?

3. Which of the following characters is NOT invited to the restaurant to help plan Silas's fiftieth birthday party?

4. What does Silas think Lydia was seeking for when she had the affair with Joao?

5. In what room of the house did Michael witness his mother having an affair with a younger man?

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