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

2. From which religion is the blue Ali stone Mikey has collected?
(a) Kaaba.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Islam.

3. Which of the following best describes the neighborhood where the Ali family lives?
(a) The city.
(b) The suburbs.
(c) The country.
(d) The projects.

4. What does Silas see lying in a hospital bed when he wakes from his nightmare?
(a) A dead man.
(b) A sick old woman.
(c) An empty bed with crisp white sheets.
(d) An abandoned baby.

5. Which part of his mother did Mikey find most attractive when he was a child?
(a) Her strength.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her dress.
(d) Her smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Mikey tries to break the blue Ali stone?

2. While pregnant, what decision does Lydia decide to make after the baby is born?

3. What part of Lydia's foot was cut in her injuries?

4. How long does Lydia have to stay in the hospital after her injuries?

5. What color hue does Kate claim to see emanating from Mikey's navel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the truth behind Mikey's parentage?

2. How did Lydia find out about Silas's affair?

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

4. Why does Lydia have to stay as long as she does in the hospital, and how does she pass her days there?

5. What is "Playing Gandhi"?

6. How does Lydia react to the news that Mikey has not come to visit with her at the hospital?

7. Why does Silas follow Du Boise to the cafe?

8. How does Lydia react to the broken glass beneath her feet?

9. How does Mikey feel about reading his mother's diary?

10. Why does Kate begin to grow suspicious of her secret meetings with Mikey?

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