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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Silas being held during Du Boise's encounter with Lydia?
(a) In a police van.
(b) In a holding cell.
(c) In a state penitentiary.
(d) In a padded chamber.

2. Who sends Lydia a letter from Toronto?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Mikey.
(c) Mireille.
(d) Martha.

3. Which of the following adjectives does Kate use to describe the kinds of lives South Africans need to learn to live?
(a) Loving.
(b) Prosperous.
(c) Fruitful.
(d) Ordinary.

4. Where did Kate's lover, Marguerite, used to live before returning to Kate's home?
(a) South America.
(b) Europe.
(c) Canada.
(d) North America.

5. What is the abbreviation for the underground movement Silas and Kate were a part of?
(a) TVZ.
(b) WOT.
(c) ISW.
(d) ANC.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alec is drinking his tea, which of the following people is NOT a source of his outrage?

2. What religion did Silas's father practice?

3. How long have Silas and Alec been best friends?

4. How does Silas respond to running into Du Boise again?

5. Where does Lydia drive Mam Agnes to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Silas react to seeing Lydia's injuries after she steps on the broken glass?

2. How does Mikey treat the small bird that flies in through his kitchen window?

3. How does the Ali family react to Silas's seizure?

4. What unusual event happens when Silas is at the grocery store at the opening of the novel?

5. What family arrives at Lydia's hospital bedside, and how do they get there?

6. What does Silas think about as he is driving home from the hospital after refusing medical care?

7. Why is Lydia frustrated with Mikey when she returns from the hospital, and what is his reaction to her frustration?

8. What is "Playing Gandhi"?

9. What is Mikey's reaction to reading that he is the product of a rape in his mother's diary?

10. How does Mikey come to find himself in possession of his mother's diary?

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